Essay on children for English assessment of speaking and listening
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Keeping up with changing times, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has modified English language teaching and grading to include a specific section of 'Assessment in Speaking and Listening Skills'. Available at both Class 9 and Class 10 level, the ASL will be part of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation system of CBSE.
Final scores for ASL will be included as part of the Summative Assessment - 2 (SA2). The value of ASL in Class 9 will be worth 20 marks, and for Class 10 it will be 10 marks. However, Class 9 will have ASL conducted once, while Class 10 students will attempt ASL twice; in the first term and second term and the best scores will be used.
Listening Assessment:
The Listening Assessment section focuses on testing the student's comprehension of the spoken English language. Under the assessment procedure, a recording will be played twice; following which students will be required to complete an assessment worksheet consisting of 4 sections.
Each section consists of objective type questions and is compulsory. Students may answer questions on the worksheet while listening to the recording. No question may be asked with reference to the recording. Students will be marked based on their performance on the worksheet.
Speaking Assessment:
The Speaking Assessment section is based on testing the students' correct use of English language. Students may receive the topic early and can prepare the topic accordingly, so as to be able to speak for 4-5 minutes. During the assessment, the student can use written notes, as memorizing the topic is not required. Recording of the speaking assessment will be done and the recordings will be sent to CBSE. The speaking assessment considers the following parameters:
1. Speaking intelligibly, using appropriate word stress, sentence stress and intonation patterns.
2. Narrating incidents and events, real or imaginary in a logical sequence.
3. Presenting oral reports or summaries; making announcements clearly and confidently.
4. Expressing and arguing a point of view clearly and effectively.
5. Taking active part in group discussions, showing ability to express agreement or disagreement,
6. Summarising ideas, eliciting the views of others, and presenting own ideas.
7. Expressing and responding to personal feelings, opinions and attitudes.
8. Participating in spontaneous spoken discourse in familiar social situations.
The ASL pattern will help students improve their practical English language skills, apart from simply reading and writing.