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General Information

The LOTE school assessment materials are available in four target languages:

• Italian (year 7 only)
• Indonesian (year 7 only)
• French (years 7 and 10)
• Japanese (years 7 and 10)

Within each language, there are 4 assessments:

• Viewing, Reading and Responding
• Listening and Responding
• Speaking
• Writing

The Italian and Indonesian tasks are designed for year 7 students who have completed 4 years of learning in the target language. The French and Japanese tasks are designed for year 10 students who have completed 3 years of learning in the target language. It is therefore best to use the materials with these students. However, some schools may choose to use the materials with other year groups and with students who have more or less language learning experience.

Assessment decisions usually depend on what information is required. For example, secondary schools may use year 7 materials at the commencement of the school year to inform the organisation of year 8 language classes. In other cases, teachers can plan learning programs for other year groups by assessing for diagnostic information on the skills and understandings that students may or may not have.

Assessing Performance Tasks

Teachers are required to assess student Speaking performances in real time. To assist teachers to do this, the Speaking assessment materials contain teacher training materials that should be completed before conducting the assessments.

By using the training materials, teachers gain:

• a shared understanding of the criteria used to judge performances; and
• consistency with teachers using these assessment materials in other schools, and with the judgements of markers in the MSE testing programs.

As the marking keys are developed using the levels of the student outcome statements, the video is a valuable moderating tool for LOTE Speaking.

Teachers may find it easier to video student performances, then assess at a later date. This will help maintain consistency in marking and to give a point of reference when marking.

The training materials consist of either a CD (French and Japanese) or a video (Italian and Indonesian) of student performances and the teachers manual.

The CD and video contain student performances at a range of outcome levels. The manual contains the marking key that is used to judge student performances.

It is important that teachers complete the training materials before conducting the Speaking assessment so that the school results can be validly compared to state data.

Indonesian

Reading and Viewing
Assessment materials supplied by MSE:

• Indonesian teachers manual (one per school)
• Reading student booklets

Assessment time: 60 minutes (45 minutes' actual test time)

Listening
Assessment materials supplied by MSE:

• Indonesian teachers manual (one per school)
• Audiotape (one per school)
• Listening student booklets

Assessment time: 40 minutes total (audio tape with listening prompts runs for 27 mins)

Supplied by school:

• Audiotape cassette player

Speaking
Please view the teacher training video before assessing student performances (see Assessing Performance Tasks above).

Students complete two tasks. For each task, students work with a partner. During the assessment, the teacher should be ready to support the student with judicious prompting.

Teachers are required to assess performances in real time.

Assessment materials supplied by MSE:

• Indonesian teachers manual (one per school)
• Teacher training tape, to be viewed before the assessments are conducted (one per school)
• Task 1: Perfect Match Dating Agency
  • Nominated Student role card (one per pair of students)
  • Partner role card (one per pair of students)
• Task 2: Telephone conversation
  • Nominated Student role card (one per pair of students)
  • Partner role card (one per pair of students)

Assessment time:

• For each student, 5 minutes' preparation time is required. The actual assessment time will be determined by the ability of the student and the degree of support required. Students should be given every opportunity to demonstrate their true ability.

Writing
Assessment materials supplied by MSE:

• Indonesian teachers manual (one per school)
• Writing student booklets

Assessment time: 55 minutes (45 minutes' writing time)

Italian

Reading and Viewing
Assessment materials supplied by MSE:

• Italian teachers manual (one per school)
• Reading student booklets

Assessment time: 60 minutes (45 minutes' actual test time)

Listening
Assessment materials supplied by MSE:

• Italian teachers manual (one per school)
• Audiotape (one per school)
• Listening student booklets

Assessment time: 40 minutes total (audio tape with listening prompts runs for 27 mins)

To be supplied by school:

• Audiotape cassette player

Speaking
Please view the teacher training video before assessing student performances (see Assessing Performance Tasks above). Students complete two tasks. For task 1, students work alone. For task 2, each student works with a partner. The teacher should be ready to support the student by judicious prompting. Teachers are required to assess performances in real time.

Assessment materials supplied by MSE:

• Italian teachers manual (one per school)
• Teacher training tape, to be viewed before the assessments are conducted (one per school) Task 1: Nominated Student role card (one per student being assessed)
• Task 2: Nominated Student role card (one per pair of students); Partner role card (one per pair of students)

Assessment time:For each student, 5 minutes' preparation time is required. The actual assessment time will be determined by the ability of the student and the degree of support required. Students should be given every opportunity to demonstrate their true ability.

Writing
Assessment materials supplied by MSE:

• Italian teachers manual (one per school)
• Writing student booklets

Assessment time: 55 minutes (45 minutes' writing time)

Speaking
Please view the teacher training CD before assessing student performances (see Assessing Performance Tasks above). The Speaking tasks are a tape-mediated, semi-direct format assessment, where the student answers questions on a CD. The teacher supports the student with judicious prompting. Teachers are required to assess performances in real time, or to video the performances for assessment at a later date.

Assessment materials supplied by MSE:

For WA Government schools, there is a limit of one of each type assessment package (containing teachers manual, training video, and audio cassette and set of task cards) per school. Additional quantities for these schools will be charged as per the rate for non-government institutions. Student answer booklets are supplied on a needs basis. Repeat orders of student booklets are not charged.

All assessment material is the property of schools. Teachers and administrators should ensure that it is kept in a safe place for future assessments.

The costs of the materials are as follows:

• Indonesian School Assessment package: $35.00.
• Italian School Assessment package: $35.00
• French School Assessment package: $35.00
• Japanese School Assessment package: $35.00
• All student test booklets: $0.60 each.

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