Jill Morgan CTB/McGraw-Hill Trainer Jill Morgan CTB/McGraw-Hill
Trainer Connecting Assessment, Language, and Learning
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Todays Agenda Secondary LAS Links Placement Test Administration
and scoring of Speaking Administration of Listening, Reading,
Writing Scoring of Writing Tabulation of scores 2
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Materials covered LAS Links Placement Test grades 6-8 and 9-12
LAS Links Placement Test Examiners Guide grades 6-12 Student
Profile Sheet 3
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PREPARE TO TEST 4
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Administer the Placement Test One-on-one In a quiet place
Allow: 25 minutes to administer 5 minutes to score 5
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6 General Administration Procedures Make the student
comfortable Make the directions clear No hints or clues Listen for
fluent English Tester must be: Fluent in English Trained to score
May repeat and model the Practice Item but never the test
questions
Speak in Words What is it? What is it used for? Page 2
Placement Test 9
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Speak in Words Mark Correct, Incorrect, or No Response 10 Page
3 Placement Test
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Speak in Words items 1-4 PromptAnticipated Response Additional
Correct Responses 1.What is this? 2.What is it used for? Parachute
To jump safely from a plane Chute To come down from the sky 3.What
are these? 4.In what subject do you study these? Quotation marks
English, writing Quote marks, Quotes Reading 11 Page 34 Examiners
Guide
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SPEAKING RUBRIC SCORING 12
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Speak in Sentences Page 4 Placement Test 13
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Speak in Sentences Page 4 Placement Test 14 Tell me what is
happening in the picture.
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Scoring Speaking 0-3 - in a nutshell 15 0 = nothing in English
or no words related to the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt
but do not satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in
grammar or vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task with ease of a native
speaker
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Scoring Checklist 0-3 Speak in Sentences and Make Conversation
Page 5 Placement Test Page 32 Examiners Guide 16
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Speak in Sentences Sample response Grades 6-8 She have the 17
Score: Samples Responses pages 34 & 38 Examiners Guide
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Speak in Sentences She have the Rationale: Relates to the
prompt Does not satisfy the task Score: 1 18
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The girl is cut the paper. Speak in Sentences 19
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The girl is cut the paper. Rationale: Satisfies the task
Grammatical error (cut) Score: 2 Speak in Sentences 20
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She is making paper dolls. Speak in Sentences 21
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She is making paper dolls. Rationale: Satisfies the task Ease
of expressions of a native speaker Score: 3 Speak in Sentences
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23 Quiz #1 Speak in Sentences Scoring Answer the 3 questions in
the Polling pane.
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24 Scoring Practice Speak in Sentences Your turn to score
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Scoring Sample #1 Sample response Grades 9-12 Please give me
clear directions (from Room 3 to Room 4). 0 = nothing in English or
no words related to the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt but
do not satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in
grammar or vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task with ease of a native
speaker 25 Listen to the response and mark your score in the
Polling pane.
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Scoring Sample #1 Room 3 is Hall B. Rationale: Relates to the
prompt Does not satisfy the task Score: 1 26
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Scoring Sample #2 0 = nothing in English or no words related to
the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt but do not satisfy the
task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in grammar or vocabulary 3
= satisfies the task with ease of a native speaker 27 Listen to the
response and mark your score in the Poll Question pane.
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Scoring Sample #2 Go in the Hall B to Room 4 right. Rationale:
Satisfies the task Error in usage (the Hall, right) Score: 1
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Scoring Sample #3 0 = nothing in English or no words related to
the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt but do not satisfy the
task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in grammar or vocabulary 3
= satisfies the task with ease of a native speaker 29 Listen to the
response and mark your score in the Poll Question pane.
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Scoring Sample #3 Go from Hall B straight to Room 4. Rationale:
Satisfies the task Ease of a native speaker Score: 3 30
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Scoring Sample #4 Sample response Grades 6-8 Tell me what is
happening in the picture. 0 = nothing in English or no words
related to the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt but do not
satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in grammar or
vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task with ease of a native speaker 31
Listen to the response and mark your score in the Poll Question
pane.
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Scoring Sample #4 Rationale: Relates to the prompt Does not
satisfy the task Score: 1 32 She and he for the fruit.
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Scoring Sample #5 Tell me what is happening in the picture. 0 =
nothing in English or no words related to the prompt 1 = words
related to the prompt but do not satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the
task with errors in grammar or vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task
with ease of a native speaker 33 Listen to the response and mark
your score in the Poll Question pane.
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Scoring Sample #5 Rationale: Satisfies the task Grammatical
error (She pay) Score: 2 34 She pay the money.
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Tell, Ask, Describe, Explain Score 0 to 3 same rubric Page 7
Placement Test Make Conversation 35
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Page 7 Placement Test Make Conversation 36
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Make Conversation Sample response Grades 9-12 We have five
days. 37 Pages 35 & 39 Examiners Guide
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Make Conversation We have five days. Score: 1 Rationale:
Relates to the prompt Does not satisfy the task 38
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Make Conversation Five days, I want the week is being five days
so we are learning so much. 39
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Make Conversation Five days, I want the week is being five days
so we are learning so much. Score: 2 Rationale: Satisfies the
prompt Not typical of a native speaker 40
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Make Conversation Four days, so we could get more done on the
weekend. 41
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Make Conversation Four days, so we could get more done on the
weekend. Score: 3 Rationale: Satisfies the task Ease of expression
of a native speaker 42
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43 Quiz #2 Make Conversation Scoring Answer the 3 questions in
the Polling pane.
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44 Scoring Practice Make Conversation Your turn to score
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Scoring Sample #1 Sample response Grades 9-12 Do you think art
museums are interesting or boring? Explain why you think so. 0 =
nothing in English or no words related to the prompt 1 = words
related to the prompt but do not satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the
task with errors in grammar or vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task
with ease of a native speaker 45 Listen to the response and mark
your score in the Poll Question pane.
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Scoring Sample #1 I think art museums are interesting because
they have lots of arts and crafts and exciting things that have
been discovered since like one thousand years. Rationale: Satisfies
the task Expressed with the ease of a native speaker Score: 3
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Scoring Sample #2 Do you think art museums are interesting or
boring? Explain why you think so. 0 = nothing in English or no
words related to the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt but do
not satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in grammar
or vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task with ease of a native speaker
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Scoring Sample #2 Interestingumbecause Rationale: Because
relates to giving an explanation One English word relates to the
prompt but does not satisfy the task. Score: 1 48
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Scoring Sample #3 Do you think art museums are interesting or
boring? Explain why you think so. 0 = nothing in English or no
words related to the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt but do
not satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in grammar
or vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task with ease of a native speaker
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Scoring Sample #3 Interesting. The museum is interesting for
see the old things of the cultura. Rationale: Satisfies the task
Grammatical error for see Home language word is ignored Score: 2
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Scoring Sample #4 Sample response Grades 6-8 Explain why it is
important to see a dentist. 0 = nothing in English or no words
related to the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt but do not
satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in grammar or
vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task with ease of a native speaker
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Scoring Sample #4 For the teeths to to bethe teeths need to be
clean. Rationale: Satisfies the task Grammatical error the teeths
Ignore the self-correction Score: 2 52
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Scoring Sample #5 Explain why it is important to see a
dentist.. 0 = nothing in English or no words related to the prompt
1 = words related to the prompt but do not satisfy the task 2 =
satisfies the task with errors in grammar or vocabulary 3 =
satisfies the task with ease of a native speaker 53
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Scoring Sample #5 So they can check out if, if, if its going
wrong with something in your body. Rationale: Satisfies the task
Not expressed with the ease of a native speaker (if its going wrong
with) Score: 2 54
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LISTENING & READING 55
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Administer the Listening Test Pages 3-6 & 16-20 Examiners
Guide Pages 8-9 Placement Test Administered by a fluent English
speaker reading from the Examiners Guide Students mark their own
responses 56
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Administer the Reading Test Pages 7-10 & 21-23 Examiners
Guide Pages 10-14 Placement Test Administered by a fluent English
speaker reading from the Examiners Guide Students mark their own
responses 57
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WRITING 58
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Administer the Writing Test Administered by a fluent English
speaker reading from the manual Students mark their own answers in
Use Conventions Students do their own writing in Write About and
Write Why 59 Page 11 & 24 Examiners Guide
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Use Conventions Page 12 & 25 Examiners Guide Page 15-16
Placement Test 60
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Write About Description: Write two complete sentences
describing the picture. Page 13 & 26 Examiners Guide Page 17
Placement Test 61
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Write Why Description: Make a choice; write two reasons. Page
13-14 & 26-27 Examiners Guide Page 18 Placement Test 62
0 Errors prevent communication Minimal or no communication No
response, blank Repeated response Copied word Incomprehensible Off
topic No sentence structure (Write About) 64
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1 Errors interfere Beginning communication Rudimentary sentence
(Write About) One reasonable answer (Write Why) Only one answer
satisfies the task Serious errors 65
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Write About Sample Response Grades 6-8 66 The min is tiying the
towler is in wrkr. It not wrkr, he try to wrkr.
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Write About 67 The min is tiying the towler is in wrkr. It not
wrkr, he try to wrkr. Score 1 Rationale: Serious errors in one or
more sentences
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2 Basic communication Two responses satisfy the task with one
or more grammatical errors Two fluent responses with numerous
mechanical errors 68
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Write About 69 He is tray to fix the tostory. It look the
tostor is broke.
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Write About 70 He is tray to fix the tostory. It look the
tostor is broke. Score 2 Rationale: Two sentences that both satisfy
the task Grammatical errors (trying, looks like)
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3 Fluent communication Effective communication Two fluent
responses with no grammatical errors May contain only a few
mechanical errors Write Why does not require complete sentence
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Write About 72 He is trying to fix it. It is a repair
shop.
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Write About 73 He is trying to fix it. It is a repair shop.
Score 3 Rationale: Two sentences that both satisfy the task. Fluent
no grammar errors
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Write Why Sample Response Grades 6-8 74 I would be a doctor
cause it is not hard. I would be a doctor cause Im not risking life
of dicing. Which career would you like to have when you are older?
Circle one. (doctor) (firefighter) Why did you choose that career?
Write two reasons.
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Write Why 75 I would be a doctor cause it is not hard. I would
be a doctor cause Im not risking life of dicing. Score 1 Rationale:
Two sentences but only the first satisfies the task. Word choice
dicing interferes with communication.
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Write Why 76 I like help people. I like saving people
lives.
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Write Why 77 I like help people. I like saving people lives.
Score 2 Rationale: Two sentences and both satisfy the task. Grammar
errors (helping, peoples)
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Write Why 78 So I can help people get better. You get paid
more.
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Write Why 79 So I can help people get better. You get paid
more. Score 3 Rationale: Two sentences and both satisfy the task.
Fluent -- No errors in grammar.
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80 Quiz #3 Scoring Answer the 3 questions in the Polling
pane.
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81 Scoring Practice Speak in Sentences Your turn to score
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Write About Scoring Sample #1 Sample Response Grades 6-8
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Write About Scoring Sample #1 Sample Response Grades 6-8 83
Score 2 Rationale: Two fluent responses and both satisfy the task.
Numerous mechanical errors not suitable for a 3.
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Write About Scoring Sample #2 84
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Write About Scoring Sample #2 85 Score 3 Rationale: Two fluent
sentences and both satisfy the task. No errors in grammar. Minor
mechanical error - missing apostrophe (ladys)
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Write About Scoring Sample #3 86
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Write About Scoring Sample #3 87 Score 1 Rationale: Only one
response. Satisfies the task but must have two responses to score
2.
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Write About Scoring Sample #4 88
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Write About Scoring Sample #4 89 Score 1 Rationale: Two
responses and only the second satisfies the task. First sentence is
serious errors in usage. Phonetic spelling (chain a wil) does not
interfere with communication.
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Write About Scoring Sample #5 90
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Write About Scoring Sample #5 91 Score 2 Rationale: Two
responses and both satisfy the task. Error in grammar (missing
auxiliary verb).
Write Why Scoring Sample #1 Sample Response Grades 9-12 93
Score 2 Rationale: Two responses and both satisfy the task. Errors
in usage (of, sport players).
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Write Why Scoring Sample #2 94
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Write Why Scoring Sample #2 95 Score 3 Rationale: Two fluent
sentences and both satisfy the task. No errors in grammar.
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Write Why Scoring Sample #3 96
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Write Why Scoring Sample #3 97 Score 2 Rationale: Two responses
and both satisfy the task. First sentence correct Second sentence
usage errors (missing it; from).
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Write Why Scoring Sample #4 98
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Write Why Scoring Sample #4 99 Score 1 Rationale: Two responses
but only the second satisfies the task. Usage errors in the first
sentence interfere with communication.
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Write Why Scoring Sample #5 100
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Write Why Scoring Sample #5 101 Score 2 Rationale: Two
responses and both satisfy the task. Vocabulary usage error
(color).
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TABULATION & SCORING 102
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Tabulation of scores Page 43 & 45 Examiners Guide Answer
Keys in Examiners Guide Pages 42 & 44 103
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Tabulation of scores
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WERE ALMOST DONE 108
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today What we covered today Secondary LAS Links Placement Test
Speaking with 0-3 rubric Listening, Reading, Writing multiple
choice Writing with rubric 0-3 Tabulation of scores 109
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CTB Support for Indiana Call: CTB/Indiana Help Desk (800)
282-1132 Email: [email protected] 110
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Thank you for your time today and your commitment to the
students One last thing Thank you for your time today and your
commitment to the students Before you log off, please complete the
evaluation questions in the Polling pane. 111