| Semester 1, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | Language & Literacy-Speaking |
| Units : | 0.25 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Education |
| Student contribution band : | National Priority - Teaching |
| ASCED code : | 079999 - Education not elsewhere classi |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Rationale
Our primary concern as teachers is enabling our students on their learning pathway by identifying and applying the most effective strategies. Identifying these strategies is a complex and ongoing learning journey for the teacher as well. As much as we all find assessment stressful (for both students and teachers), it is unavoidable. We must have a mindset of cultivating our professional skills both in the learning and teaching sphere, as well as professional assessors. Speaking skills are foundational to the development of literacy skills. Implementing an effective speaking assessment process however can be a little daunting.
Synopsis
This minicourse illustrates how to construct an effective testing instrument for speaking assessment. Students will evaluate existing theories and industry best practice, and develop their own assessment instrument. Students will then be asked to justify their design decisions.
Please be advised that this minicourse is made up of four parts please see LIN8007 for the full course specification.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- apply specialist knowledge of construct definition to design speaking test documentation. (LIN8007 LO5);
- effectively communicate specialist knowledge through the development of comprehensive test documentation. (LIN8007 LO5, LO6);
- analyse how your assessment specifications respond to complex factors such as backwash and unintended consequences. (LIN8007 LO1).
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Construct definition: what is speaking? | 25.00 |
| 2. | Test design cycle: test admin guidelines | 25.00 |
| 3. | Key principles revisited | 25.00 |
| 4. | Assessment for learning | 25.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=ULI8012)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
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Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 10.00 |
| Directed ¾«¶«´«Ã½app | 30.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | 50 | 100 | 20 Apr 2020 | (see note 1) |
Notes
- The assessment for this minicourse is due 4 weeks after teaching concludes. Students have access to the learning platform for a total of 11 weeks.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grade for the full course will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each mapped minicourse, once all assessments have been successfully undertaken. -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Referencing in assignments must comply with the Harvard (AGPS) referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (APGS) style to be used is defined by the USQ library’s referencing guide. This guide can be found at .
Evaluation and benchmarking
internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.
Other requirements
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There are 4 minicourses at 0.25 credit point that map to 1 full course. To receive credit for this minicourse into the full course, students must successfully pass the assessment. Once all 4 mapped minicourses have been successfully completed, a credit into the full course applies.