SBA in the 2012 HKDSE English Examination
Recording, Standardisation And Reporting
In collecting the assessments for SBA some schools may choose to adopt a portfolio system whereby students compile video or audio recordings of their oral language assessment over the year as they do various activities in Part A and Part B of the SBA, and then choose the best assessment results to report to the HKEAA. Other schools may prefer to incorporate the planned assessment tasks into their existing internal assessment programme.
Each formal individual or group assessment activity is rated using a standard scoring sheet, called an Assessment Record.
Click here to view the different Assessment Records for Part A and Part B Individual Presentations and Group Interactions. The scoring sheets are used to standardise the assessment process and to record the key features of the assessment activity.
Click here to view some teachers’ sample Assessment Records.
Teachers who carry out SBA with their classes are given full training on how to understand and apply the assessment criteria and use the scoring sheets when assessing students in their classrooms.
The assessment criteria should also be discussed with students and actively used by them - in simplified form - as part of self and peer assessment for formative purposes throughout S4 to S6.
Click here to view some sample proformas for self and peer assessment.
Teachers are required to arrange for the video or audio recording of a range of student assessments to assist with standardisation.
Click here to view the Technical Notes for Recording Student Assessment.
Such recordings can be home-made quality as they are needed only for standardisation. Students can help with this process by audio-recording themselves with an MP3 player or by video-recording each other.
To view Mrs Christina Lee talking about the purposes of the audio and video recordings.
During the assessment period, which might continue over a number of weeks, individual teachers at the same level (i.e. S5 or S6) are encouraged to meet informally to compare their assessments and make adjustments to their own scores as necessary. Such informal interactions give teachers the opportunity to share their opinions on how to score performances, and how to interpret the assessment criteria.
Before the official reporting date to the HKEAA, there will be a formal within-school standardisation meeting of all the English teachers at each level, chaired by the school SBA Coordinator, to review performance samples and standardise scores. Sample video or audio recordings need not be submitted to the HKEAA but will greatly facilitate quality assurance and within-school standardisation. They can be used for professional development and induction of new S4 teachers into the assessment process. They are very useful for providing feedback to students - for evaluating students’ strengths and weaknesses and identifying areas for improvement. Again this is an opportunity for clarification and discussion. The adjusted marks for each student are then listed on a Class Record.
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At the end of the school year, the SBA District Coordinator will organise an inter-school meeting for professional sharing among the schools within the group. The school SBA Coordinator should take the class records, and sample video / audio-recordings and Assessment Records to this inter-school meeting. The purpose of this meeting is for professional sharing of different schools' assessment processes and student samples in order to help teachers better interpret the standards. Samples of student performance from different schools will be viewed / heard and discussed with reference to the Assessment Criteria. Scores need not be changed at these inter-school meetings, but SBA Coordinators will be asked to report back to the team in their own school. If it is apparent that a particular school’s scores are markedly higher or lower as a whole than those from the other schools as a whole, the school team may wish to review their scores. This opportunity for sharing and reflection on the assessment process is critical to ensure reliability and validity across all Hong Kong schools.
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Once any necessary changes are made, the performance samples are archived and the Class Records are submitted to the HKEAA for review and statistical moderation according to the designated timeline. Video and audio records may be compiled onto a CD-ROM for storage and the originals returned to students as part of the feedback process. Maintaining notes of all standardisation meetings and any follow-up action is also useful to enable every school to show parents and the public that it has applied the SBA consistently and fairly.
HKEAA will undertake a process of statistical moderation to ensure comparability across the whole Hong Kong school system.
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Reporting of SBA Marks
For HKDSE English Language, the HKEAA will report the Subject Level and Component Levels on the candidates’ Results Notice. The SBA marks will be combined with the Speaking exam marks and reported together as a speaking level.
Moderation Report
Schools will receive an SBA moderation report at the end of every examination cycle. The report will specify the extent of adjustment made to the marks submitted by schools.
Click here to view the draft level descriptors for HKDSE English language by Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA).
Click here to view the SBA teaching and assessment process, gives a summary of the whole process of SBA from selection of texts to submission of marks to the HKEAA.
Click here to view the handbook on statistical moderation by Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA).
