Oral Assessment Chapter 11

1. Oral Assessment Chapter 11

2. Traditionally for universities, early childhood level content and post school. Seldomly used for measurement purposes due to structural weakness. The classic form includes oral presentation and oral response manner. Other alternatives includes written and performance, common to this form.

3. Oral Response Test Examiner questioning, speaking while examinee responds orally back. Focuses on student learning.

4. Advantages in Oral Response 1. Useful in primary school level students such as: -Low or no reading/writing skills -Reading disabilities -Foreign or limited students 2. Flexibility in testing or unique situations 3.Useful in written test which can't be measured 4.Great for individual exams. 5. Additional questioning in depth and restating questions.

5. Disadvantages in Oral Response 1. Time Consuming 2. Ineffective method for test data collection 3. Inappropriate for group testing 4.Misunderstanding/misinterpreting responses

6. Construction Type of questions to ask. Recommendation for oral response and receiving verbal response to it. Avoid similar words. Length and complexity

7. Examples: Who is the president of the United States? What is nine plus seven? What is 25 in French? ___________________________________________________________________________ Name two ways police can help people? Count from 1 to 10 in French? ___________________________________________________________________________ What basic changes have occurred in transportation during the past 60 years and what influence have these changes had on society? It has been said that Bacon wrote some of the Shakespearean plays, refute or defend this statement.

8. Administration Structured interview Examinee fluctuates role time to time Examiner has perception of expectations and guides through without misinterpreting. Pressure for examiner

9. Scoring Use record and sheet for actual responses. Alternative: Tape record Improvement usage of rating scale, checklist, rubrics. Reliability is obtained in structured scoring rubrics.

10. Samples: Rating scales Question Rating Describe what we should do before crossing a street? 0 1 2 3 4 Checklist No Yes Point to the dime. What is this coin named? 0 1 How many coins are on the table? 0 1 Oral Examination 1.What special characteristics does a bird have that no other animal has? 2.Name six different kinds of bird nests Answer Key and Scoring Rubric Correct Answers Score 1.Feathers ( 1 point) 2. (Student may say any of the 4 of the following answers-total 4 points) Make a nest mamma bird has to lay eggs father bird feeds mother bird father and mother feed the young teach their young to fly keep enemies away from nest

11. Written Response Test Oral questioning by examiner with written answers by examinee. Used by many teachers in classroom. Advantages Examinees responds to every item. More questions for examinees. Other situations- Auditory comprehension Limited reading skills, written performance ability Test reduction shortage

12. Disadvantages -Writing score -Depth in writing response -Small value in oral communication measurement. -Unfavorable compared to written exams. -Inefficient testing time. -Requirement of oral administration during testing. *Ambiguity due to word sound. *Reduction of length and complexity of questions.

13. Construction Avoid similar words Length and complexity should be controlled. Prepare revisions before test usage. Example: What is 5 plus 7? Name the current President of the United States. Children should not play in the street. Mixing red and blue produces green. Define photosynthesis. List the symptoms of acute appendicitis.

14. Administration and Scoring Examiner use clear distinct voice. Read, listen, and understand spoken word for examinee. Cognizant, understanding, and sensitive to repetition per student. Sorting method or point score for extended answer type. Prepare key for completion. Overlay answer key for true/false.

15. Oral Performance Test An orally task and skill in executing from the students. Advantages Both characteristics of performance is presented orally and responded orally. -Assessing achievement skills in expressing a variety of emotions. -Language assessment

16. Disadvantages -Measuring identified tasks. -Obtaining adequate same of task. -Lower score -Difficulty in identifying performance task and in reliability of good score. -Inefficient use of time for both parties involved. -Test compromise individually or small group.

17. Construction Tasks which are essentials to the activity, difficult to differentiate with students and easily fast to perform should be your selection. Tests may appear easily. To get full benefits from examinees, the examiner must have rate of dictation with pronounciation and vocabulary during construction to test. Selection of oral testing should be new or equally available.

18. Administration and Scoring -Proper administration is essential and meaningful. -Have clear and distinct voice with carefully paced delivery, a uniform and consistent manner. -Environment should be appropriate and standard for oral performances as a measurement for examinees. -Format should be carefully thought out through construction of exam, usually more difficult preparing than the test. -Use rating scales, checklists, and rubrics. -Selection criteria to use on performances. -A checklist can improvise measurement due to time. -In a classroom, oral responses should be recorded. -Using sorting or point score method improves score reliability. -Criteria in scoring should be decided during test.

19. Conclusion Oral assessment of responses and performances have many characteristics such as administering individually, difficulty in obtaining information and timing for administration and scoring.