2016 Tryout Study (Primary 3) Assessment Design English Language (Reading and Writing Assessment) Design Rationale

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English Language (Reading and Writing Assessment)

Design Rationale

 The reading and writing assessment tasks for the 2016 Tryout Study (Primary 3) were designed with reference to the prevailing curriculum documents and in alignment with the requirements of the basic competencies of Key Stage 1 students.

 Based on the recommendations of the Working Group on Papers and Question Design of the Coordinating Committee on Basic Competency Assessment and Assessment Literacy, the principles for modifications include relating assessment items to students’ life experiences and tying in with their cognitive development, serving to lessen students’ burden of learning, aligning with the spirit of the curriculum and reflecting the standards of basic competencies. The Moderation Committee accepted the recommendations and modifications were made in the following aspects:

- The paper layout was improved. For example, a text was placed alongside the questions as far as possible and the number of pages was kept to a minimum to make it more convenient for students to write their answers;

- To help students manage the assessment time for the reading and writing papers, invigilators announced the time twice during the examination, i.e. 15 minutes and 5 minutes before the end of examination;

- For the Reading parts, the number of parts was reduced from four to three, the number of words per reading task was limited to not more than 150, and the number of words of the whole paper was capped at 400. There were around 20 items in each sub-paper. Assessment items which involve the application of numeracy skills were avoided; and

- For the Writing part, items expecting answers in the past tense were avoided, such as writing a recount. Items on picture-aided storytelling were retained because students could use either the present tense or the past tense.

Details of the Assessment Papers

 There are three Reading & Writing sub-papers for the 2016 Tryout Study (Primary 3).

For each sub-paper, Parts 1 to 3 are on reading and Part 4 is on writing. The total assessment time is 30 minutes.

Reading

 Students are assessed on their ability to use a small range of reading strategies to understand the meaning of short and simple texts with the help of clues.

 There are three reading tasks in each assessment paper with a total of 20 reading items in each sub-paper. The number of words per reading text is limited to not more than 150 words. The total number of words for the reading texts in each sub-paper is

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not more than 400 words.

 There are different text types in the assessment papers (e.g. advertisements, posters and stories). P3 students are familiar with these text types. The topics of the reading tasks are related to students’ daily life experiences (e.g. sale, food, school activities).

Writing

 Students are assessed in terms of content and language. They are assessed on their ability to write and/or respond to short and simple texts with relevant information and ideas. About 15 minutes are allotted for completion of one writing task in about 30 words.

 The topics of the writing tasks, which are about school life, are related to students’

daily life experiences. In terms of language, students are assessed on their ability to complete the writing tasks with a small range of vocabulary, sentence patterns and cohesive devices with the help of clues.

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Reading and Writing Assessment Sub-paper 1 (3ERW1)

Module/Unit BC* Item No. Option / Answer

Places and Activities

 Let’s go shopping

Using a small range of reading strategies to understand the meaning of short and simple texts with the help of cues

3ERW1 Part 1 Q01

Question Intent:

Recognizing key words in a sentence

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3ERW1 Part 1 Q02

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*Please refer to the BCA website (http://cd1.edb.hkedcity.net/cd/eap_web/bca/index3.htm) for the Basic Competencies documents

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Module/Unit BC Item No. Option / Answer

3ERW1 Part 1 Q03

Question Intent:

Understanding the connection between ideas by identifying a small range of cohesive devices

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3ERW1 Part 1 Q04

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3ERW1 Part 1 Q05

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5 Places and

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 Ready to read

3ERW1 Part 2 Q01

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 Ready to read

3ERW1 Part 2 Q04

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3ERW1 Part 2 Q05

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Predicting the meaning of

unfamiliar words by using picture cues and contextual clues

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3ERW1 Part 2 Q06

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 Ready to read

3ERW1 Part 2 Q07

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Caring and Sharing

 Good days and bad days

3ERW1 Part 3 Q01

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Caring and Sharing

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3ERW1 Part 3 Q06

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3ERW2 Part 1 Q01

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3ERW2 Part 1 Q02

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11 Places and

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3ERW2 Part 1 Q03

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3ERW2 Part 1 Q04

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 School days

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 School days

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 School days

3ERW2 Part 2 Q07

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Caring and Sharing

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Caring and Sharing

3ERW2 Part 3 Q06

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3ERW3 Part 1 Q01

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 School days

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21 Places and

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 School days

3ERW3 Part 2 Q07

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Caring and Sharing

 We can

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Caring and Sharing

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range of reading strategies to understand the meaning of short and simple texts with the help of cues

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