The document outlines general criteria for assessing oral production:
1. Oral production should be assessed holistically by considering interacting dimensions such as communicative functions, interaction management, and discourse organization.
2. Assessment of oral production should involve both the teacher's judgment and student self-report, as it is an interactive social process.
3. Defining clear goals is an important part of assessment to ensure students understand what will be evaluated.
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General Criteria for Assessing Oral Production
1.
Assessment of oral production should view competence in
oral communication as a gestalt of several interacting
dimensions.
2.
Because oral production is an interactive and social
process, assessment should consider the judgment of the
teacher in accordance with the self-report of the student.
3.
Oral production does not involve repetition, reading or
drilling.
3. General Criteria for Assessing Oral Production
4.
Assessment of oral production should be viewed as a
process, a mean to an end, not a final product only.
5.
Oral production is interdependent with oral
comprehension.
6.
Defining goals is an important criteria for assessing oral
production.
4. Perform communicative functions, such as to ask, require, complain, agree, etc.
Opening and closing conversations, negotiate meaning, etc.
 Phonological aspects
Proper phonemic sounds, intonation, intensity etc.
Establish cohesion and coherence, use of formal and informal language, etc.
 Speech functions
 Managing Interaction
 Discourse organization
Establishing objectives students must be aware of what they
are going to be test on. For example:
5. An Idea
• What Should I take into account when
assessing?
• How often should I assess?
• How to keep up with my students’ progress?
6. How am I
doing?
DESCRIPTIONS
EXCELLENT
ï‚· I followed the instruction of the task
ï‚· I used appropriate and pertinent language to
achieve the task
ï‚· I used communication strategies to fulfill the
task
ï‚· I made use of extra resources, language,
body language, conversation strategies
ï‚· I took into account who I am talking to,
where, and the purpose
GOOD
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OK
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NOT OK
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