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Teaching Tips: Using the Chatterbox wrap-up activities for evaluation purposes
General information
The wrap-up evaluation charts have been designed to help teachers use the wrap-up activities to evaluate students, performance. The wrap-ups are divided into steps. For each step, a key feature from the ESL program, as well as a key feature from the cross-curricular competencies, has been indicated. A strategy is also highlighted in some of the steps.
Evaluating Cross Curricular Competencies
The students, performance of the cross-curricular competencies is evaluated in two ways. The first is through the content or product of an activity. For example, if students hand in work that has been produced with a word-processing program, there is concrete evidence of their ability to use information and communication technologies to carry out a task (C6.2).
The second is by observing students as they carry out a task or activity. For example, to evaluate students, ability to interact with others (C8.1), they must be observed as they work. In these cases, a grid is provided to note down observations.
Evaluating strategies
Although a strategy is suggested for most steps in the wrap-up activity, it is not necessary to evaluate each one. Rather, select two of the suggested strategies and indicate your choice on the observation grid.
Some tips for observing student interaction
It is difficult to observe thirty students who are all speaking at the same time. Here is a practical way to observe and evaluate student interaction.
Have students first present their work to a partner. At this point, observe and evaluate the strongest students in the class.
Ask pairs to form groups of four by teaming up with another pair. Have students present their work to a new partner. Observe and evaluate a second set of students.
Finally, tell the teams of four to join another team and ask students to present their work yet again to a new partner. Circulate to complete evaluation.
This process allows students to present their work numerous times but keeps their interest as they are always presenting to someone new. It also allows weaker students to practise before being evaluated.
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