MN assessment

Possible Assessment Components I.

Listening 1. Receive Information a. Understand the meaning of the words, sentences or stories b. Perceive the emotion from word/speech presentation 2. Interpret what is heard a. Understand fact from opinion b. Understand the information transferred through media (TV, DVD and Internet) 3. Interact while listening a. Use listening skills to understand (e.g. make connections of life experience or knowledge) b. Listen through different resources (e.g. color, face, music, technology) c. Willing to listen and listen attentively

II.

Speaking: 4. Oral presentation a. Use correct pronunciation, speak words clearly and accurately b. Use complete sentences c. Use correct words to present d. Describe or retell a matter or event (seen or heard) e. Use proper tone while speaking (e.g. describe, emotion, questioning) f. Present complete thoughts, clarify the meaning g. Use polite and proper speaking 5. Reflect feelings a. Speak for purposes and needs b. Use word or phrases, sentences to express, describe or explain c. Use language to elicit a particular response 6. Express ideas, information or opinions a. Express ideas and information b. Share experiences, plans c. Express thoughts, tell story with a sequential beginning and ending d. Ask questions 7. Use speaking techniques a. Make connections of life experiences and knowledge to express meaning b. Speak while thinking c. Use pictures, charts, tables, speech and information to help speech

Possible Assessment Components Continued 8. Interact in conversation a. Initiate conversation with others b. Participate in discussion, speak voluntarily in meetings c. Willing to speak out expressing one’s own ideas or opinions d. Respect opinions of others, do not stop or interrupt e. Speak friendly and politely III. Reading 9. Recognize words and characters a. Recognize most open used Chinese characters b. Recognize the parts, shapes, meaning and pronunciation of words c. Understand the basic principles of building a character structure 10. Comprehend literature a. Understand daily use language and words b. Understand sentences, paragraphs c. Understand main ideas and outlines of a passage d. Recognize literature style and elements of a story 11. Analyze and evaluate reading materials a. Use reading skills to conduct meaning b. Use different reading strategies to differentiate content (e.g. skimming, webbing and inference) c. Understand and recognize the information from media (e.g. TV, internet or DVD) d. Evaluate and enjoy the beauty of language, rhythm and patterns e. Use dictionary to help reading f. Recognize simplified and traditional Chinese characters VI. Writing 12. Write in characters a. Writing characters and words properly b. Understand the strokes and parts of a character c. Write character in proper order of strokes d. Use the pen and brush to write e. Write in correct manner (e.g. holding the pen and sitting) f. Know the difference between simplified and traditional Chinese

Possible Assessment Components Continued 13. Write an Essay a. Determine writing purpose and style b. Organize the writing c. Write from different points of view and perspectives d. Write in written language e. Write in correct grammar and punctuation f. Edit (identify error, typo, content etc‌) g. Write different genre (reports, stories, poems, lyrics, lists, charts, graphs, diagrams and character sketches) V. Pinyin 14. Recognize Pinyin a. Recognize Pinyin letters and pronounce them correctly b. Write Pinyin letters correctly c. Use 4 tones of Pinyin to pronounce Chinese character 15. Use Pinyin a. Use Pinyin to learn new words b. Use Pinyin to check words from dictionary c. Use Pinyin to read d. Use Pinyin to present self e. Use Pinyin to input Chinese word through computer Please note:

This tool was developed by Curriculum Group members in order to comply with the legislative report requirement and is meant to assist classroom teachers.