Comparability study of Class X students’ performance in BCSE Dzongkha result against
their actual competencies in Dzongkha Reading and Writing-2016
(Dzongkha Reading and Writing Testing Framework)
Total marks: 70
Time: 1hr 30mins
1. Essay writing 20 Marks
(The following parameters should be considered in the analysis)
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Related to the essay Title (5)
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Introduction, paragraph, conclusion, and neatness (structure) (4)
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Spelling (4)
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Use of quotations, anecdotes, (1)
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Clarity of language (3)
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Creativity skill (1)
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Use of synonyms (1)
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Handwriting (1)
2. Different aspects in Reading Literacy
Children’s ability to:
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access, interpret and retrieve the given information
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comprehend, analyze, and apply the knowledge gained to real life situations
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comprehend new words (vocabularies)
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compare and contrast the ideas
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find out synonyms and antonyms
3. Question types
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Extended Response Questions
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Short Response Questions (Cloze text, Matching)
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Multiple Choice Questions
4. The items are developed based on the following Context (adapted from TIMMS and
PISA):
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Personal
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Societal
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National
5. The paper consists of three different levels of item difficulty:
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Difficult item
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Easy item
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Moderate item
6. Types of skills incorporated in the question paper
6.1 Writing skills (35 marks)
6.1.1 Essay writing (20)
6.1.2 Grammar (15)
 Multiple Choice Questions (9)
 Cloze text (2)
 Matching (2)
 SRQ (2)
6.2 Reading skills (35 marks)
6.2.1 Passage (16)
 MCQ (10)
 SRQ (6)
6.2.2 Poem (19)
 MCQ (10)
 SRQ (4)
 ERQ (5)
7. Table of specification for Class X Dzongkha test (2015)
skill
Remembe
Understan
ring
ding
content
Essay
writing
Grammar
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
ERQ(20 marks)
Creating
Q1 (20)
MCQ(9)
Q2,Q3(2)
Q4-Q6(3)
Fill in the blanks (2)
Total
1 (20)
Q7-Q10 (4)
9 (9)
Q11 (2)
1 (2)
Writing Skill
(25)
Matching(2)
Q12 (2)
1 (2)
SRQ (2)
Q13 (2)
1 (2)
MCQ (10)
Reading Skill
Passage
(25)
Q16-Q18 (3)
Q19,Q23 (5)
SRQ (6)
MCQ (10)
Poem
Q14,Q15(2)
10 (10)
Q24,Q25 (4)
Q27,Q28(2)
Q29-Q30(2)
Q31,Q32 (2)
SRQ (4)
Q37 (2)
(6)
(8)
(13)
2 (6)
Q33-Q36 (4)
ERQ (5)
TOTAL
Q26(2)
(14)
10 (10)
Q38 (2)
2 (4)
Q39(5)
1 (5)
(9)
(20)
(70)
8. Proficiency scale descriptions for Reading and writing in Dzongkha (adapted from
Assessment framework)
While mean scores provide a comparison of student performance on a numerical level,
proficiency levels provide a description of the knowledge and skills that students are
typically capable of displaying. This produces a picture of the distribution of student
performance within a country (or other groups of students) across the various proficiency
levels. The continuums of increasing Reading and Writing Literacy along with the
summary descriptions of the kinds of language competencies associated with the different
levels of proficiency are shown in the table given below:
Reading and Writing Literacy proficiency scale
Level
Score
Proficiency level
6
81 - 100
Students at this level have excellent use of language and
expressions. They can respond to all items appropriately using
broad, well-developed thinking and reasoning skills. They can
communicate their interpretations and reasoning with good
justifications. They use a range of vocabulary.
5
61 – 80
Students at this level have good use of language and
expressions with some minor grammatical errors. They can
extract relevant information from a single source and make use
of a single representational mode; employ basic procedures and
make literal interpretations of the results. They can respond to
items using critical thinking skills.
4
41 – 60
Students at this level have fairly good use of language and
expressions with minor grammatical errors. They can interpret
situations that require no more than direct inference.
3
31 - 40
Students at this level can answer questions involving familiar
contexts where all relevant information is present and the
questions are clearly defined. Their language and expressions is
fairly good.
2
21 - 30
Students at this level have poor expression. They have problems
with spelling and punctuation. They have limited choice of
words and it’s filled with grammatical errors.
1
Less
Students at this level have major problems with the use of
than 20
language and expressions. They cannot demonstrate or express
even the most basic skills.