Enhancing learning-oriented feedback for Cambridge English: First paired interactions. Research Notes, 75.

Lam, D. (2019) Enhancing learning-oriented feedback for Cambridge English: First paired interactions. Research Notes, 75. Documentation. Cambridge Assessment English, Cambridge.

Abstract

This project set out to develop a resource bank of worked examples for the paired collaborative task in the Cambridge English: First (now known as B2 First) Speaking exam, in order to communicate feedback on interactive communication (IC) to learners in more tangible ways. The interactive competence checklist developed in Nakatsuhara, May, Lam and Galaczi (2018) and the relevant examiners’ comments were reviewed to identify IC features which might benefit from exemplification and the appropriate interaction segments to illustrate them. Through analysing the interaction segments with a conversation analytic approach, a resource bank of 33 worked examples on 15 worksheets was developed. Each worksheet consists of 1) transcripts and video links for the examples, 2) guiding questions to help learners notice relevant IC features, and 3) a ‘lesson learned’ narrative highlighting the key messages to take home from the examples. Therefore, the project put into practice the principles of feeding forward and learner engagement in learning oriented assessment (LOA). It developed materials which facilitate learners’ understanding of the feedback by illustrating the IC features in context, and equip learners for self- and peer-assessment by engaging learners as analysts and examiners. The resource bank, developed using assessment information, can be used to supplement assessment feedback or as a classroom-learning or self-access resource, contributing to the systemic approach to LOA advocated by Cambridge Assessment English.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Documentation)
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Lam, Dr Daniel
• Authors: Lam, D.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Publisher: Cambridge Assessment English

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