CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT IN SPEAKING IN MFL.

GCSE 2009 – Introduction to delivery and assessment

Aims:To provide: a thorough understanding of the different

controlled speaking tasks and their requirements.

opportunities to reflect on content, pathways and different delivery approaches.

advice on planning for teaching and assessment (schemes of work, internal standardisation, scheduling, recording etc.

Assessment tasks and their requirements:TWO different tasks from: Picture based discussion

Presentation and follow up discussion

Open interaction

Picture based discussion:STUDENTS: Choose a picture or a photograph that

relates to something that interests them, aligned to one of the themes.

Have ownership of the assessment via this choice.

May give a presentation of up to one minute.

Picture based discussion: holidays. Find a picture of a recent holiday.

You should be prepared to answer a range of questions about this holiday and holidays in general.

These questions may include reference to ...

These questions may include reference to:•Where you spent your last holiday and what you did.•What you normally do in the holidays and why.•How you travel when you go on holiday.•What sort of accommodation you stay in on holiday.•Who you go on holiday with.•Your holiday plans for next year.

Presentation and follow up discussion.

STUDENTS: Choose an area or a topic that relates to

something that interests them.

Give a short presentation: 2 – 3 minutes maximum, but one minute is sufficient.

Respond to a series of linked, follow on questions.

Open interaction...... puts the student in the driving seat.

Open interaction.STUDENTS: undertake an interaction in response to

a stimulus.

can take control of the assessment.

interact with the teacher, referring to a short, open-ended, written stimulus.

Task setting Edexcel to provide exemplar stimuli for

Open Interactions.

Teachers may adapt these.

Teachers may create their own.

Stimulus in English or TL: maximum 70 words.

Learning content. Media and culture

Sport and leisure

Travel and tourism

Business, work and employment

Centre devised option

Content. Focused content – both tasks can relate

to one specific theme. Two tasks could be linked to two

different themes. Opportunities for stretch and challenge. Same theme(s) and contexts for

speaking and writing – but no direct overlap of content or purpose.

Pathways.Choice of pathways

General

Vocational

Centre devised

Mixed

Delivery. Facility to conduct speaking

assessments when appropriate. Submit candidate work in either Winter

or Summer. 1st submission opportunity: Summer

2010 1st certification: short course - Summer

2010 full course –

Summer 2011 Editable course planner and schemes or

work.

Re-sitting of units. All GCSE 09 MFL are unitised

qualifications and offer individual unit assessment.

Candidates may re-sit each unit (i.e. Skill) ONCE before claiming their GCSE.

A candidate who re-sits the speaking must submit marks for TWO NEW TASKS. It is not possible to re-submit marks for a task which has already been used.

Delivery (topic specific)Phase two Set the specific assessment task

Explain the task

Candidates prepare the task.

Conduct of the assessments. Assessment tasks to be conducted in

controlled conditions. During test, candidate may refer to

their: Presentation title, picture or the open interaction

stimulus as appropriate. Notes and pro forma.

Each task to last between 4 to 6 minutes.

Centre assessed, Edexcel moderated.

Scheduling and assessing. Schedule about 10 minutes per

candidate: 4 – 6 minutes = conduct of the task Approximately 5 minutes to assess the

candidate’s performance. Conduct in controlled conditions. Assess as you go along:

Single assessment criteria grid for all three types of task to facilitate marking.

Recording

Recording One recording per candidate, which

must relate to one of the oral assessments for which marks are being submitted.

Centres must record a variety of task types across their cohort to reflect the task types undertaken.

Can record all oral assessments – this will help with internal moderation.

Resources and support: http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcs

e09/mfl/french/Pages/defauld.aspx

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/mfl/german/Pages/defauld.aspx

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/mfl/spanish/Pages/defauld.aspx

Edexcel Subject Advisor GCSE languages: tel: 0844 576 0035 and

LanguagesSubjectAdvisor@edexcelexperts.co.uk

gcsefrench@edexcelexperts.co.uk gcsegerman@edexcelexperts.co.uk gcsespanish@edexcelexperts.co.uk

Live controlled assessment tasks (available as a secure download in September 2009).