近日，小学部高端英语项目组召开了期末测评命题会议。项目中心主任宋花磊主持，小学部全体外教和中方合作教师参加此次会议。

This week the high-end English education program team of the primary school held a teaching and research meeting. The theme of this meeting was the planing for the final assessment. The meeting was presided over by Song Hualei, the director of this program. All foreign teachers and Chinese Co-teachers in this team attended this meeting.

会议开始，宋花磊介绍了期末测评以及命题工作的重要性。她强调测评不仅是对学生一学期学习成果的检验，更是老师对自己教学的反思；测评的目的不在于比较高低，而是更好地服务于教学。宋主任提议每位外教就自己的测评命题方案作交流分享，希望方案包含以下几个方面：预计进行考试的时间；考试结构和形式；分值构成以及成绩分析和评估。

At the very beginning of the meeting, Song emphasized the importance of the final assessment, which is not only the test of students’ study in this semester, but also the opportunity for teachers to reflect on their teaching. The purpose of assessment is not to rank students, but to improve teaching. Song suggested that foreign teachers can discuss their assessment plan from these aspects: when to do the assessment, the form of the assessment, the instruction of grade and the way to do post-test analysis.  

接下来，外教们就自己的测评命题计划展开了讨论和分享。Liam外教的测评以口语为主，分为两种形式：一是学生需要用英语解决模拟情境中的问题；二是学生就给定的中文题目用英语进行作答。而针对不同英语能力的学生，他也将在考试中给予不同的协助。这样不仅能考察学生的语言能力，更考察到他们的实际应用能力，而且也能让基础稍微薄弱的学生继续保持学习的兴趣和信心。

 Foreign teachers then shared their plans about the final assessment. Liam said that his final assessment will be an oral test that has two parts. One is that the students will solve various problems in a certain situation using English, the other is that they will answer questions on the scrips written in Chinese. Liam mentioned that he will provide assistance for students with different levels. This test is not only a test about students’ language, but also a test about their ability to apply it into practice. Also, this will help students who are developing language, which will ensure students feel confident to use the language.  

Robert 外教的考试将覆盖听力，口语，阅读和写作四个方面。考察学生对词汇音、形、意的掌握，造句书写能力以及语言的实际应用能力。这样的测评方式主要是为了帮学生夯实英语基础，为升入高年级做好铺垫。

Robert said that his assessment consists of four parts: listening, speaking, reading and writing. This is mainly to test students on their vocabulary, including the spelling, pronunciation and meaning , their knowledge of grammar as well as their ability to use it in practice. The purpose of this test is to consolidate students’ foundation and get them prepared for going into the higher grades.  

Paulette外教和Tarun外教提出一年级高端英语项目组的评估方式主要以作品集的评估和测评考试为主。教师将收集和筛选学生本学期课上的作品，装订成册，写上评语。选用作品集评估这一动态的测评方式不仅符合低龄学童的学习特点，还能更精准地对他们的学习情况进行评估，更能让教师及时针对不同情况因材施教，以促进学生更好地成长和发展。

Paulette and Tarun mentioned that the portfolio and assessment will be the final assessment for grade one high-end English classes. Teachers will collect and select students work throughout the term, then put them into students portfolios. They will comment on students’ work. Using portfolio as an assessment too is not only age-appropriate for lower-grade students, but also allows more accurate evaluation of students’ performance and study. It in-turn allows teachers to plan and deliver lessons based on individual needs, which will further promote students development.

在外教分享之后，宋主任对大家的努力和分享表示感谢，同时鼓励每位外教大胆尝试自己的评估方式。后期将会针对此次期末评估工作的效果进行研讨，希望能汲取每种评估方式的优点，为新学期，新学年的评估工作续航助力，让学生从每次测评中获益，让老师通过每次测评精进自己的业务能力，从而推动小学高端英语项目更好地服务于每位参与者。

After the presentation from all the foreign teachers, Song expressed her appreciation to everyone for their sharing and hard work. Meanwhile, she encouraged teachers to try their proposed methods of assessment. There will be further discussion on the results of the final assessment to see how it works. It’s hoped that we learn from these experiences and develop each method to enhance the assessment in new semester and in new academic year. Long term, assessment will not only be beneficial to students, but also to teachers to refine their teaching skills. In this way, the high-end English program will enhance learning for everyone involved.

（供稿：小学高端英语教育项目组 编辑：王天慈）