Assessing Listening and Speaking Skills

- Giving Feedback and Support

Prepared by, Hazrina binti Mohd Yahaya Low Eet Fang Nor Suhada binti Ab Manaf Saidah Nafisah binti Sadini

Definition
FEEDBACK O information or statements of opinion about assessment, that provide an idea of whether it is successful or liked. SUPPORT O agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group or person

Students like to know how they are doing and what you think of their performance in class. Instead of only giving them a report card at the end of the year, giving each student frequent written and verbal feedback encourages effort and positive habits.

How to give feedback and support? 1) Give feedback with a positive approach. - Monitor your facial expressions, body language and tone of voice. - Always give more compliments than criticism. For example, "You pronounced those hard words really well."

2) Point out errors and give the correct forms. There are some techniques: 1. Ask a student to repeat or explain something you don't understand. 2. To correct a mistake indirectly, repeat the utterance without the errors. 3. Repeat the student's exact statement as a question so she sees the mistake: "I goed?" 4. Ask for the correct form more directly: "Do you know the irregular past of this verb? Mix and match your techniques, but don't correct so much that you impede the flow of conversation.

3) Use a scoring chart or rubric.

- Record points or grades on a chart

divided into topics such as pronunciation, fluency, grammar, vocabulary and content.
- Always write specific comments, many

of them positive. For example, "Good pronunciation."

4) Search for specific aspects to praise or critique.

- Avoid general statements. - For example, during oral presentation, avoid

giving a generic "great job!" if she clearly did not take it seriously.
- If you tell her, sympathetically, "Haley, I think you

can do much better than that. I look forward to your next presentation," she actually might strive for more the next opportunity.

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Thank You!