How am I graded in Basic 2?

EVALUATION SYSTEM

FOR STUDENTS

The evaluation system of the Basic courses is based on in-class continuous assessment, a final
written exam, and an Autonomous Learning Project (ALP), which will help your teacher assess
your performance during the course.

Below, you will find a detailed description of each component.

I. IN-CLASS CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

A. Learning objectives/outcomes:

Your evaluation will consist of six (6) learning objectives/outcomes. The score scale is
from 0-2:

 3 learning objectives/outcomes for Speaking

 2 learning objectives/outcomes for Writing
 1 learning objective/outcome for Reading Comprehension

Below, you will find some examples of tasks your teacher will use to assess your
performance of learning objectives/outcomes in class.

SKILL LEARNING OBJECTIVE/OUTCOME ASSESSMENT TASK

Role-play
In pairs, use a menu and role-play a short
Speaking I can order food.
conversation between a customer and a
waiter. Order something to eat and drink.
Writing a paragraph
I can write a paragraph about my Write about your family: mention the number
Writing
family. of people there are, birth dates, ages, and
personal information.
Reading quiz
Read in silence and answer a total of four (4)
Reading I can read for main ideas and details.
multiple-choice questions on a piece of
paper.

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 B. Scoring:

The speaking objectives/outcomes are assessed following the criteria below:

SPEAKING ASSESSMENT
SCORE
AREA
0 1
I am mostly unable to use the target I am mostly able to use the target form(s) to
Accuracy form(s) to successfully comply with the successfully comply with the speaking task
speaking task according to the level. according to the level.

I am not able to communicate ideas I am able to communicate ideas naturally

Communication naturally and fluently to comply with the and fluently most of the time to comply with
Effectiveness speaking task according to the level. the speaking task according to the level.

The writing objectives/outcomes are assessed following this criteria:

WRITING ASSESSMENT
SCORE
AREA
0 1
I am unable to use the target form(s) I am able to use the target form(s) most of
Accuracy most of the time to successfully comply the time to successfully comply with a
with a specific writing task. specific writing task.

I am unable to convey the message I am able to convey the message

Communication effectively and successfully to comply effectively most of the time and
Effectiveness with a specific writing task according to successfully to comply with a specific
the level. writing task for the level.

These are some examples that will help you understand the evaluation of both speaking and
writing objectives/outcomes in class:

Example 1: You will receive a total of two (2) points when you display:

 Accurate use of target language for task = 1 point

 Effective communication = 1 point

Example 2: You will receive a total of one (1) point when you demonstrate:

 Inaccurate use of target language for task = 0 points

 Effective communication = 1 point

Or…
 Accurate use of target language for task = 1 point
 Ineffective communication = 0 points

Example 3: You will receive a total of zero (0) points when you:

 Inaccurate use of target language for task = 0 points

 Ineffective communication = 0 points

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The reading objective/outcome will be evaluated through a quiz during class. This quiz will have
4 sentences and a multiple choice format and will measure your ability to understand main ideas
(gist) and details (specific and/or factual information).

Quiz example: Read the following e-mail and answer the question:

Hiroko
1. What is Hiroko doing this summer?
“I’m from Osaka, Japan. I’m
a. She’s majoring in IT.
majoring in information
technology, but this summer b. She’s studying English.
I’m just studying English –six
hours a day! c. She’s playing tennis.

The total score range goes from 0 to 2 points.

READING ASSESSMENT

SCORE CRITERIA

2 I answered all four (4) questions correctly.

1 I answered three (3) or two (2) questions correctly.

0 I answered one (1) or zero (0) questions correctly.

II. EXAM:

Final Written Exam: It measures your ability to understand spoken and written language
and the use and usage of English. It has a duration of 50 minutes.

This exam includes sections for listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary
use, reading comprehension as well as question and response identification.

The scale for this exam goes from zero (0) to four (4) points and your grade will depend
on how many points (0-70) you obtain in the exam.

The conversion will be done as follows:

70 – 63 = 4 62 – 56 = 3 55 – 49 = 2 48 – 42 = 1 41 and under = 0

Example:

If you get 64 in the exam, then you will obtain 4 points.

If you get 50 in the exam, then you will obtain 2 points.

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 III. AUTONOMOUS LEARNING PROJECT (ALP):

You will have one more opportunity to demonstrate your ability to communicate your ideas, solve
a problem, and interact with others in English through the autonomous learning project (ALP).

You will select from a variety of communicative activity/task formats that your teacher will give
you to prepare your project, such as role-plays, presentations, stories, etc. Most importantly, you
will have the possibility to use language and functions learned in the course, to work individually,
in pairs or in groups, and to use your creativity and imagination.

Your evaluation will consider four important aspects: your accurate, natural, and fluent use of
language structures needed for the task, the organization of your presentation, its content; and
your effective use of presentation support (intonation, gestures, visuals, videos, etc.)

The score scale goes from 0 to 4 based on the following:

Scores

CRITERIA Outstanding Quite Good Average Lacking Poor

(4) (3) (2) (1) (0)
Descriptors
Inappropriate use
Appropriate use of
of all or almost all
Appropriate use of Appropriate use barely enough of Appropriate use of
of the target
*Appropriate all or almost all of of many of the the target few of the target
language forms
use of the target language target language language forms language forms
needed for the
language forms necessary forms necessary necessary for the necessary for the
task.
(articulate and for the task. for the task. task. task. Makes
accurate) Comprehensibility Comprehensibility Comprehensibility comprehensibility
Comprehensibility
is effortless. is not affected. is not significantly difficult.
is significantly
affected.
affected.

On task. Off task.

On task. On task.
On task, but
Very effective and Very ineffective.
Logical ineffective.
creative, logically Quite effective, Moderately Continuously
Organization Disorganized most
structured all or logically structured effective, logically unclear and
of the times.
almost all of the many of the times. structured at times disorganized all the
times. time.

All or almost all of

Content is
the content is Much of the Much of the content All content is
Adequate moderately
adequate and content is adequate is inadequate inadequate for the
Content adequate for the
pertinent for the for the task. content for the task. task.
task.
task.

Outstanding use of Moderately Inadequate or No use of

Quite adequate use
presentation support adequate use of insufficient use of presentation
Presentation of presentation
(intonation, presentation presentation support
Support support (intonation,
gestures, visuals, support (intonation, support (intonation, (intonation,
gestures, visuals,
videos, etc.) gestures, visuals, gestures, visuals, gestures, visuals,
(visual, auditory, videos, etc.)
paralinguistic) appropriate and videos, etc.) videos, etc.) videos, etc.)
appropriate for the
pertinent for the appropriate for the appropriate for the appropriate for the
task.
task. task. task. task.

Remember to prepare your presentation well and rehearse it with your classmates to
successfully complete and present your project in an impressive fashion.

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