Current Affairs Assessment 2011Current Affairs Assessment 2011Training for Sec 3Training for Sec 3

Mrs Laura NgMrs Laura Ng In the Lin

e of Fire

In the Lin

e of Fire

Recap: Assessment CriteriaRecap: Assessment Criteria

Oral CommunicationOral Communication

Recap: Assessment ModeRecap: Assessment Mode

Current Affairs Assessment for 2011

Level Term 1 & 2 Term 3 & 4

Sec 3

Term 1 Weeks 2 -

6:Briefing &

Mock Sessions

EL ‘In the Line

of Fire’

CLImpromptu

Public Speaking 即席演讲

Recap: Assessment CoverageRecap: Assessment Coverage• Sec 3: Global / International news

– E.g. American invasion of Afghanistan, Israel-Palestine conflict

Sec 3 Assessment FormatSec 3 Assessment Format

‘‘In the Line of Fire’In the Line of Fire’• Modelled after YMCA’s Plain English Speaking

Award (PESA)

• Student given topic relating to current affairs on actual session, prepare for 2-3 minutes and present

• Teacher assessor will be assisted by 3 student assessors (Assessor’s guide provided)

Sec 3 Assessment FormatSec 3 Assessment Format

Format for ‘In the Line of Fire’

S1 S2T1

Audience

S

S3

Sec 3 Assessment RubricsSec 3 Assessment Rubrics

MarkStrength of Arguments

Content Knowledge

Critical Thinking

Engagement & Delivery

Question & Answer

5-6

Arguments are solid, well-structured & very convincing.Addresses key issues.

Reads widely and is well-versed on current affairs topics and issues.

Critically evaluates different viewpoints.Develops well-reasoned & mature personal response.

Speaks fluently and effectively. Confident, captivating & engaging

Able to tackle most questions on the spot, effectively & in detail.

Mark / 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 6Total Marks (Sum of 5 components) / 30

Sec 3 Assessment EvaluationSec 3 Assessment Evaluation

(Refer to rubrics)• How many marks have you awarded for each

student?• What are the strengths of each student?• What weaknesses did they exhibit which you

should not demonstrate in your assessment?

Sec 3 Assessment EvaluationSec 3 Assessment Evaluation

• Video demonstration & evaluation (All-Round Excellence Award Interviews)– R:\Media Resource\ConfRm Interview 15 to 16 Nov2010\

ConfRm2 16Nov2010\16-11-10\20101116-084339.mpg (Timothy, Ryo & Perry on Facebook, terrorism & Myanmar, plus assessor’s feedback)

– R:\Media Resource\ConfRm Interview 15 to 16 Nov2010\ConfRm2 Interview 15Nov2010\15-11-10\20101115-085013.mpg(Glendon’s anti-government stance)

Queries?Queries?laura@hci.edu.sg (Mrs Laura Ng, Current Affairs Coordinator)

woonws@hci.edu.sg (Mr Woon WS, Research Assistant/Current Affairs)

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