AMEP Assessment Task Bank
Professional Development Kit
Listening
Developed by Marian Hargreaves for NEAS 2013
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Starting basics
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CSWE curriculum
DIAC objectives
A receptive skill
Very similar issues to Reading
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Design a task
• Step 1: Decide on
• Certificate level
• Module
• Learning Outcome
• Possible integration
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• Step 2: Check the criteria of the
curriculum
• Step 3: Look at existing tasks /
models
• Step 4: Choose a suitable text
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Texts for a listening task
• Topic
 interesting
 relevant
 practical
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Example – Aussie Rules
1. What season is football played in ?
2. How many teams play in the Australian
Football League?
3. About how long does a game take?
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Fruit Salad
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Topic cont.
• Avoid sensitive topics
• Avoid specialist topics
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Texts for a listening task cont.
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Length
Level of difficulty
Vocabulary
Criteria
Authenticity
Scripted and semi-scripted
Nature of input
Copyright
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Step 5: Text modification
• Inevitable development and modification
with the development of questions and the
recording
• Redundancy
• Discourse markers
• Remove ambiguities
• More information/propositional content
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Step 6: Question items
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Must address the conditions of the criteria
Avoid too much reading
Avoid too much writing
Most suitable item types:
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Multiple choice
Summary cloze
Sentence completion
Short answer
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Question items cont.
• Watch out for the test method effect
• Use a range of item formats – but aim for
balance
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Step 7: Recording
• Before developing the task
– using an existing text
• During – develop as you go
• After the task has been designed
• After the task has been piloted
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Step 8: Rubrics
• Instructions for the teacher
• Instructions for the learner
• Keep it
– simple
– clear
– consistent
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Step 9: Answer Key
• Write
• Check
• Check again! Especially if there have been
any changes to the text or the questions.
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Use the checklist
Do the task yourself
Get a second opinion
Pilot with learners at the benchmark level
Modify as necessary
Have the task proofread
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Activities
• Activity 1: Battery Disposal (CSWE I, II or III)
 Develop a script
• Activity 2: Battery Disposal
 Develop questions, answer key and rubrics
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Activity 3: New Square (CSWE I)
 Assess a script
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Activity 4: Harmony Day (CSWE III)
 Develop a new task
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Activity 5: Make a recording
 Semi-scripted text
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