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Chinese Teaching [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Alexander Ferraby
Sent: Monday, January 4, 2016 3:50 PM
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Subject: Re: AFL- feedback on written work
Dear Fiona and all, happy NY! Here we go again!
I designed a similar INSET session for my team one month ago. Two things are key, I think-
1.
Ask the pupil
questions throughout their work- give them prompts to assess their own work- when you return books/ papers, get them to complete the process and decide for themselves how it could be developed (furthermore, get pupils to thoroughly assess their
own and others’ work BEFORE you take it in- this will clear up a lot of silly errors and omissions before you spend hours marking!)
2.
Peer assessment needs to be
guided very tightly in the first instance- success criteria for a piece of work must be very clear from the outset, as you set the task, and peers should be instructed in the first instance simply to assess whether their peer has met these specific criteria
– i.e. included certain features.
Why not get your team to –
·
Bring and display 5 examples of their best classroom practice
·
Bring books and work and carry out a live marking session
·
Actually carry out a peer assessment task, as in pupil A and pupil B assess each other’s work, and then rotate
Just some quick ideas!
Alex Ferraby.
Alexander Ferraby
Seven Kings School Languages Learning Leader
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From: Mandarin Chinese Teaching [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Xiaoming Zhu
Sent: 02 January 2016 21:01
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Subject: Re: AFL- feedback on written work
Dear Fiona and all
Happy New Year!
1) I would use the key words to categorise the areas to discuss for both好的部分WWW
(what went well) or Two Stars and 建议EBI (Even better if) or One wish
e.g
词汇 vocab:
语法 grammar:
内容content:
汉字/书写
characters:
So the students can instantly identify which part(s) they did well and the areas for improvement.
2) I would try to use the vocab and structures the students have learned in writing the feedback. In doing so, the feedback should be more accessible
to the students to motivate and reassure them and help them improve.
e.g.
词汇 vocab:
你的短文不但用了很好的连词，而且用了很有趣的形容词，
比如…. or
你除了会用很好的连词，还用了很有趣的形容词,
比如：
汉字/书写
characters: 你这几个汉字写得很漂亮… or
你可以再多写写/练习这几个汉字…
Just a few examples which I hope are helpful. I’d be interested in hearing other teachers’ thoughts and ideas.
Enjoy the rest of the holiday!
Xiaoming
Xiaoming Zhu 朱晓茗
National Network Coordinator
IOE Confucius Institute
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From: Mandarin Chinese Teaching [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Fiona McConnon
Sent: 02 January 2016 19:38
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Subject: AFL- feedback on written work
Dear all,
新年快乐！
I wonder if any of you have any good examples of:
a)
feedback given to students (non-native or native) on written work that students have found useful and that have changed that students’ practice.
b)
Peer assessment activities related to written work that you found effective
I am doing some in-department training and reflection next Tuesday on using effective feedback on written work (using the framework of 2 stars and a wish or the equivalent) as it is not something much used in our Mandarin
department. I plan to review Dylan Wiliam’s work on feedback in Assessment for Learning (AFL) and am looking for examples that would help make the value of this approach clear and give practical examples
of how to use it. In particular, examples that would effectively pick up on the characteristics of Mandarin that students find difficult.
An example of the kind of comments I am looking for is: (eg on a student’s work writing about their Xmas holidays)
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Wide and appropriate use of vocabulary.
（你的词汇用得很恰当。） -
Your ideas are well developed.
（述词大意）
Wish: think about how you could link your ideas better together and write out one paragraph again using different ways of linking ideas.（流利的文字能使文章更为通畅，请用不同的连贯词语重新写一段）
If any of you are particularly focusing on this aspect this year, I would be interested to know and see how we could work together on this. Please email me on
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Many thanks and happy holidays!
Fiona
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