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Assessing Assessment Practices in
English for Academic Purposes
Maria Bos-Chan, Karen-Jane Hills, WendyRoyal, Elizabeth West
Languages Canada, Vancouver BC
Feb 27, 2012
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Outline
Context & RationaleAssessment and PlacementTransition into degree programs
Discussion and Recommendations
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http://www.bccie.bc.ca/eqa/8/10/2019 Maria Bos-chan Ostler Elizabeth West Wendy Royal Karen-jane Hills (Plagiarized)
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Articulation Guide forEnglish as a Second Language Programs
in the British Columbia Post Secondary Transfer
System
Tenth Edition 2010/2011
Prepared for theProvince of British ColumbiaMinistry of Advanced Education
and Labour Market Development
Outcomes basedESL courses
articulated at annualmeetingsUsed for studenttransfer between BC
institutions
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Past projects
An Alignment of the CLB with theBC ESL Articulation Levels (2007)
Benchmarking First Year English(2009)
Assessment Practices in the BCPost-Secondary System (2010)
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Project Goals: Assessment Practicesin the BC Post-Secondary System
To gain knowledge of ESL assessmentpractices in BC
To tighten articulation To foster a transparent and accessible
articulation process
To clarify and facilitate pathways
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Tests for Use in ESL orAcademic Programs
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Disadvantages Noted
Concerns with CLBPTBenefits dont justify change to existing programs Task based and not academically focused enoughCLB bands are too broad and not evenly spacedDescriptors are vague, non-specific and inconsistent
Framework shortens amount of learning timeBenchmarks are not standardized
Role of Canadian LanguageBenchmarks
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Advantages to CLBs Noted
Works as a common language
Facilitates pathways for students
Helps enhance or develop curriculum
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How do programs in BC use CLBs?
Placing or assessing students Administering the CLBPT Using CLB descriptors and/or assessment tools
Developing specialized programs
Enhancing or developing curriculum
Articulating to new Access level descriptors in theBC ESL articulation guide re-written based on CLBdescriptors
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The National Consultation on the
CLB 2000 2008 - 2010 CCLB began the nationalconsultation on the CLB
Final report is now available on the CCLBwebsite
Draft of revised document available to somestakeholders
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In-house Placement
41%59% In-house test only
In conjunction with astandardized test
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Administration of ProgramAssessment
Administration Interpretation Other Factors
by non-dedicatedfaculty or staff
by assessment
centre
by dept assessors
by non-dedicatedassessors
by dept assessors
by assess centre
Yes No
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Comparison of Exit Criteria amongESL Programs
86% use grades for progress to next level 14% use complete/incomplete
Wide discrepancy over min. pass grades & %:Passing grades range from C- to B
(with C the most common)
% range from 50% to 85% (with 60% the most common)
Grades & % equivalencies also inconsistent:B grade = between 75% & 80%
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Comparison of BC Public Post-SecondaryUndergraduate English Proficiency Thresholds
(from Kwantlen Polytechnic University English ThresholdsProject Report, May 2011)
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Prerequisite ESL level for Admission toFirst-Year English
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General AdmissionCompared to First Year English Entry
(from Kwantlen Polytechnic University English ThresholdsProject Report, May 2011)
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Recommendationsfor ESL Programs
Monitor the use of assessment andplacementTrack students for success andretentionAdvocate for policies regardingaccess and standardsRefine the use of standardized testscores
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Recommendations forInstitutions
Review admissions policiesTrack students who move into
universityLobby for consistency of gradesWork towards more transferability
and transparency in assessment &placement
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Projects
ESL Articulation Guide 2010/2011http://bccat.ca/pubs/ESL%20Articulation%20Guide%201011.pdf
Benchmarking First-year Englishhttp://www.bccat.bc.ca/pubs/ESL-Benchmarking-
1st-yr-English.pdf
Assessment Practices in the BC Post-Secondary Systemhttp://www.bccat.bc.ca/pubs/ESLphase3Final%20
Report.pdf
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Contacts
Maria Bos-Chan [email protected]
Karen-Jane Hills [email protected]
Catherine Ostler [email protected]
Wendy Royal [email protected]
Elizabeth West [email protected]
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Questions/Comments