ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
Intensive Tuition in Adult Basic Education
ASSESSMENT PACK 2013
Intensive Tuition Adult Basic Education (ITABE) Project,
County Dublin VEC, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Tel. 01 4529600 email [email protected] Website www.etbi.ie
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
Intensive Tuition in Adult Basic Education
SECTION 1
ASSESSMENT
NOTES
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
ASSESSMENT NOTES
1. The purpose of this assessment is twofold - a) to assist in deciding the course content and b) to give some quantitative data
indicating learning achieved.
2. The assessment sheets are intended for use as checklists.
3. Only checklists relevant to the course content and individual student need to be completed
4. Where more in-depth skills assessments have previously taken place the outcomes may be used to inform this assessment.
5. Students and tutors should be actively involved in deciding the level of skill pre-course, post course and the level of improvement
achieved.
6. The skills described are deliberately linked to learning outcomes from the FETAC Minor Awards. In this way the assessment
reflects the current adult literacy landscape.
7. The individual student Progress Summary sheets should be stored in keeping with local confidentiality procedures. In the context
of this project they should be used to assist in the completion of the Project Progress Summary sheet and to assist in the provision
of Adult Education Guidance, where appropriate.
8. Individual Student Progress Summary sheets should be forwarded to the Intensive Tuition in Adult Basic Education (ITABE)
Co-ordinator no later than 9th January 2014
9. Original pre-course assessment outcomes – from the very first engagement with the ITABE programme - will be required for each
student.
Marian Lynch
National Co-ordinator (ITABE) Project,
Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB
1 Tuansgate,
Belgard Square East,
Tallaght,
Dublin 24.
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
Intensive Tuition in Adult Basic Education
SECTION 2
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ASSESSMENT
FORMS
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
ITABE ~ Measuring NUMBER Skills ~ PRE-COURSE
Student’s Name:
IA-1
2013
Facilitator’s Name:
Date:
FETAC Level
1
Recognise the name of small whole numbers
Match written numbers to the correct number of objects
Understand the words associated with numbers – less, more than, equal, etc.
Understand the concept of sequence
Memorise my own ATM PIN number & telephone number
Understand the importance of numbers in everyday life
FETAC Level
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Add and subtract small whole numbers
Understand ‘+’, ‘=’, ‘-‘, ‘x’ and ‘÷’ symbols
Understand the language of addition and subtraction
Recognise large whole numbers
Apply addition and subtraction of whole numbers to real life situations
Estimate change due when making a purchase
FETAC Level
3
At this point I can:
13
Carry out short multiplication and division of natural numbers
14
Convert common fractions into percentages and vice versa
15
Measure length and weight using the metric system
16
Calculate time in a number of practical situations
17
Solve everyday mathematical problems
LEVEL
Pre-Course NUMERACY Level
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
2
No Help
Needed
Skill / Knowledge
Some
Help
#
A Lot of
Help
STAGE
3
STAGE
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
IA-2
ITABE ~ Measuring NUMBER Skills ~ POST-COURSE 2013
Student’s Name:
Facilitator’s Name:
Date:
FETAC Level
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
Recognise the name of small whole numbers
Match written numbers to the correct number of objects
Understand the words associated with numbers – less, more than, equal, etc.
Understand the concept of sequence
Memorise my own ATM PIN number & telephone number
Understand the importance of numbers in everyday life
FETAC Level
2
1
7
8
9
10
11
12
Add and subtract small whole numbers
Understand ‘+’, ‘=’, ‘-‘, ‘x’ and ‘÷’ symbols
Understand the language of addition and subtraction
Recognise large whole numbers
Apply addition and subtraction of whole numbers to real life situations
Estimate change due when making a purchase
FETAC Level
3
At this point I can:
13
Carry out short multiplication and division of natural numbers
14
Convert common fractions into percentages and vice versa
15
Measure length and weight using the metric system
16
Calculate time in a number of practical situations
17
Solve everyday mathematical problems
2
LEVEL
Post-Course NUMERACY Level
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
No Help
Needed
Some
Help
Skill / Knowledge
Covered on
course (tick)
#
A Lot of
Help
STAGE
3
STAGE
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
IA-3
ITABE ~ Measuring LISTENING & SPEAKING Skills ~ PRE-COURSE 2013
Student’s Name:
Facilitator’s Name:
Date:
FETAC
Level 1
Listen to obtain information from news headlines, weather forecasts and announcements
Respond to requests for personal information
Follow clear and simple oral instructions in a familiar setting
Ask simple questions to gain information in a familiar setting
Express opinions and feelings in a familiar setting
FETAC Level
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Find out a range of information in relation to a topic by telephone or in person
Ask questions to check facts in a variety of situations
Follow oral instructions to carry out a task and directions to a familiar place
Express an opinion and provide a reason for the opinion expressed
Give clear and simple directions to and from familiar places
Take part in a conversation in a small group of familiar people
FETAC Level
3
At this point I can:
12
13
14
15
16
17
Extract the main facts, ideas and opinions from a variety of spoken sources
Start and maintain conversation in both one-to-one and group settings
Tell a story or recount an event in both one-to-one and group settings
Give accurate oral instructions to complete a task
Express a personal opinion and a reason for the opinion expressed in a group setting
Describe orally, in a group setting, how I feel about a past event
LEVEL
Pre-Course LISTENING & SPEAKING Level
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
2
No Help
Needed
Skill / Knowledge
Some
Help
#
A Lot of
Help
STAGE
3
STAGE
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
IA-4
ITABE ~ Measuring LISTENING & SPEAKING Skills ~ POST-COURSE 2013
Student’s Name:
Facilitator’s Name:
Date:
FETAC
Level 1
1
2
3
4
5
Listen to obtain information from news headlines, weather forecasts and announcements
Respond to requests for personal information
Follow clear and simple oral instructions in a familiar setting
Ask simple questions to gain information in a familiar setting
Express opinions and feelings in a familiar setting
FETAC Level
2
1
6
7
8
9
10
11
Find out a range of information in relation to a topic by telephone or in person
Ask questions to check facts in a variety of situations
Follow oral instructions to carry out a task and directions to a familiar place
Express an opinion and provide a reason for the opinion expressed
Give clear and simple directions to and from familiar places
Take part in a conversation in a small group of familiar people
FETAC Level
3
At this point I can:
12
13
14
15
16
17
Extract the main facts, ideas and opinions from a variety of spoken sources
Start and maintain conversation in both one-to-one and group settings
Tell a story or recount an event in both one-to-one and group settings
Give accurate oral instructions to complete a task
Express a personal opinion and a reason for the opinion expressed in a group setting
Describe orally, in a group setting, how I feel about a past event
2
LEVEL
POST-Course LISTENING & SPEAKING Level
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
No Help
Needed
Some
Help
Skill / Knowledge
Covered on
course (tick)
#
A Lot of
Help
STAGE
3
STAGE
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
IA-5
ITABE ~ Measuring READING Skills ~ PRE-COURSE 2013
Student’s Name:
Facilitator’s Name:
Date:
FETAC
Level 1
1
2
3
4
5
Recognise and understand common signs and symbols (including the alphabet)
Recognise familiar words (commonly used and relevant to the student)
Understand we read from left to right and from top to bottom
Understand what a sentence is.
Extract a single piece of information from a small piece of text containing familiar words
FETAC Level
2
1
6
7
8
9
10
11
Read a list of words relating to his/her hobby or interests
Recount basic information from a short piece of text with simple sentences.
Can read and explain common social sight words and where they might be found
Use clues to decipher unfamiliar words
Understands simple punctuation – capital letters and full stops.
Follow simple written instructions with 3-4 steps
FETAC Level
3
At this point I can:
12
13
14
15
16
17
Locate a piece of information from a TV listing, travel timetable or similar table or chart
Understand the main topic and points of a piece of text from a newspaper or magazine
Answer oral and written questions on a variety of short articles
Look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary
Correctly follow written instructions with 6-10 steps
Locate two related pieces of information from two separate articles/stories
LEVEL
Pre-Course READING Level
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
2
No Help
Needed
Skill / Knowledge
Some
Help
#
A Lot of
Help
STAGE
3
STAGE
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
ITABE ~ Measuring READING Skills ~ POST-COURSE 2013
Student’s Name:
IA-6
Facilitator’s Name:
Date:
FETAC
Level 1
1
2
3
4
5
Recognise and understand common signs and symbols (including the alphabet)
Recognise familiar words (commonly used and relevant to the student)
Understand we read from left to right and from top to bottom
Understand what a sentence is.
Extract a single piece of information from a small piece of text containing familiar words
FETAC Level
2
1
6
7
8
9
10
11
Read a list of words relating to his/her hobby or interests
Recount basic information from a short piece of text with simple sentences.
Can read and explain common social sight words and where they might be found
Use clues to decipher unfamiliar words
Understands simple punctuation – capital letters and full stops.
Follow simple written instructions with 3-4 steps
FETAC Level
3
At this point I can:
12
13
14
15
16
17
Locate a piece of information from a TV listing, travel timetable or similar table or chart
Understand the main topic and points of a piece of text from a newspaper or magazine
Answer oral and written questions on a variety of short articles
Look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary
Correctly follow written instructions with 6-10 steps
Locate two related pieces of information from two separate articles/stories
2
LEVEL
Post-Course READING Level
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
No Help
Needed
Some
Help
Skill / Knowledge
Covered on
course (tick)
#
A Lot of
Help
STAGE
3
STAGE
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
IA-7
ITABE ~ Measuring WRITING Skills ~ PRE-COURSE 2013
Student’s Name:
Facilitator’s Name:
Date:
FETAC
Level 1
Write his/her own name and address
Transcribe simple information (list, phone numbers, days of the week, months of the year, etc.)
Write a list using familiar words
Write a short message on a Post It
Understand use of capital letters to start a sentence and full-stop to end a sentence
FETAC Level
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Write a greeting card
Fill in simple forms
Write a short diary/journal entry
Use capital letters for a variety of purposes
Spell familiar words accurately
Demonstrate some spelling strategies for unfamiliar words
FETAC Level
3
At this point I can:
12
13
14
15
16
17
Complete a simple form requiring information in addition to personal details
Write a brief note to a teacher/doctor
Write a personal letter to a friend or relative
Write a formal letter – job application, complaint, etc.
Use appropriate punctuation
Spell common / necessary words correctly
LEVEL
Pre-Course WRITING Level
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
2
No Help
Needed
Skill / Knowledge
Some
Help
#
A Lot of
Help
STAGE
3
STAGE
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
IA-8
ITABE ~ Measuring WRITING Skills ~ POST-COURSE 2013
Student’s Name:
Facilitator’s Name:
Date:
FETAC
Level 1
1
2
3
4
5
Write his/her own name and address
Transcribe simple information (list, phone numbers, days of the week, months of the year, etc.)
Write a list using familiar words
Write a short message on a Post It
Understand use of capital letters to start a sentence and full-stop to end a sentence
FETAC Level
2
1
6
7
8
9
10
11
Write a greeting card
Fill in simple forms
Write a short diary/journal entry
Use capital letters for a variety of purposes
Spell familiar words accurately
Demonstrate some spelling strategies for unfamiliar words
FETAC Level
3
At this point I can:
12
13
14
15
16
17
Complete a simple form requiring information in addition to personal details
Write a brief note to a teacher/doctor
Write a personal letter to a friend or relative
Write a formal letter – job application, complaint, etc.
Use appropriate punctuation
Spell common / necessary words correctly
2
LEVEL
Post-Course WRITING Level
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
No Help
Needed
Some
Help
Skill / Knowledge
Covered on
course (tick)
#
A Lot of
Help
STAGE
3
STAGE
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
ITABE ~ POST-COURSE – STUDENT Progress Summary 2013
Student’s Name:
Facilitator’s Name:
Subjects covered in course (Please Tick): Reading
Pre-Course Level
Writing
Reading
Listening &
Speaking
Number
Skill Area
Pre & Post Assessment 2013
Writing
Post-Course Level
Number
IA-9
Date:
Listening & Speaking
Level Increase
Stage Increase
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
Each ETB should submit a composite return. Forms submitted by local services within ETBs
will not be processed
Intensive Tuition in Adult Basic Education
SECTION 3
Copies of the Post Course Project/Group Progress Summary Sheet to be returned
to the
National ITABE Co-ordinator no later than 9th January 2014
Project/ Group Progress Summary Sheet may be returned by email – [email protected] or post to
Marian Lynch
National Co-ordinator,
Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB,
1 Tuansgate,
Belgard Square East,
Tallaght
Dublin 24.
14
Post Course –project / group progress summary sheet (Section 3, pages 15 and 16) to be returned to the National ITABE Co-ordinator
no later than 9th January 2014
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
ETB :
Venue:
No. of Students:
ITABE Co-ordinator:
ALO:
Subjects covered in course (Please Tick): Reading
Primary focus of this course (Please Tick): Reading
Pre-Course Level
(This Project)
Reading
Skill Area
Post-Course
level
(This Project)
Writing
Writing
Number
Number
Level Increase
(This Project)
Listening & Speaking
Listening & Speaking
Stage
Increase
(This
Project)
How many
ITABE
Projects
has this
student
taken part
in?
LEVEL
Increase
(Since first
Pre-Course
Assessment)
STAGE
Increase
(Since first
Pre-Course
Assessment)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Level 1 to Level 2
Total number of students who progressed from
Total number of students who remained at the same level
Writing
Project No.
Level 2 to Level 3
Level 1 to Level 3
Level 2 to Level 3
Level 1 to Level 3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Total number of students who remained at the
Level 1 to Level 2
same
level
Total number of students who remained at the same level
15
Post Course –project / group progress summary sheet (Section 3, pages 15 and 16) to be returned to the National ITABE Co-ordinator
no later than 9th January 2014
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
ITABE ~ POST-COURSE – PROJECT/GROUP Progress Summary 2013
ETB :
Venue:
No. of Students:
ITABE Co-ordinator:
Pre-Course Level
(This Project)
Numeracy
Writing
Writing
Post-Course \level
(This Project)
Number
Number
Listening & Speaking
Listening & Speaking
How many
ITABE
Level
Stage
Projects
Increase
Increase
has this
(This
(This
student
Project)
Project)
taken part
in?
LEVEL
Increase
(Since first
Pre-Course
Assessment)
STAGE
Increase
(Since first
Pre-Course
Assessment)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Total number of students who progressed from
Total number of students who remained at the same level
Total number of students
who remained at the same level
1
Listening &
Speaking
Project No.
ALO:
Subjects covered in course (Please Tick): Reading
Primary focus of this course (Please Tick): Reading
Skill Area
IA-12
IA-11
IA-10
IA-13
Level 1 to Level 2
Level 2 to Level 3
Level 1 to Level 3
Level 1 to Level 2
Level 2 to Level 3
Level 1 to Level 3
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Total number of students who progressed from
Total number of students who remained at the same level
16
Post Course –project / group progress summary sheet (Section 3, pages 15 and 16) to be returned to the National ITABE Co-ordinator
no later than 9th January 2014
ITABE Assessment Pack 2013
17
Post Course –project / group progress summary sheet (Section 3, pages 15 and 16) to be returned to the National ITABE Co-ordinator
no later than 9th January 2014