Cumulative Skills Lab

Guidelines for Final Assessment

MARK DISTRIBUTION
INTERNAL ( 100 – Tbe converted into 20)
Interview skills (10 marks)
Pronunciation Practice (10 marks)
Group Discussion (40 mks – 20 for material collection and 20 for performance)
Tests in Reading and Error correction (20 marks)
Record (20 marks)
EXTERNAL (100 – to be converted into 80)
Part A
Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
Error Spotting (10 marks)
Vocabulary (20 marks)
Part B
Stress Shift (10 marks)
Group Discussion (30 marks)
Part A. ( 40 minutes for the entire group)
1. Reading Comprehension ( 30 marks)
 Two separate passages on scientific/technical themes to be given .
 There will be 5 testing items ( either MCQs or T/F or Cloze type) under each text.
(5x 2 = 10 testing items each carrying 3 marks)
 6 such sets will be sent to the respective colleges during the practicals.
 Alternate sets to be allotted to students during testing.
2. Error correction (10 marks)
 10 items ,covering all the specified areas, will be given
 Sentences will have five segments (A,B,C,D,E) with E necessarily standing for ‘NO
Error’
 Alternate sets to be allotted to students during testing.
3. Vocabulary Testing ( 20 marks)
 10 words to be tested
 The most exact synonym to be selected out of the five given alternatives.
 Each item carries 2 marks
 Alternate sets to be allotted to students during testing.
Part B.
1. Stress shift (10 marks)
 Every student should be tested individually.
 Students should be given 5 sentences(in print)each containing a pair of words with stress
shift
(E.g. One can be generous but one should not become a bankrupt doe to his
generosity)
 Time allowed – 1 minute per student
 Marking to synchronise with testing.
2. Group Discussion (30 marks)
 Each group to contain 10 to 12 students
 The topic of discussion to be allotted by the examiner. ( To be selected from the given list)
GD Topics
1. Advertising is a legalized form of lying- Discuss.
2. Impact of the media and internet on modern youth.
3. Communicative competency in English is the golden key for success in the Global
arena.
4. Is EQ more important than IQ?
5. Attitude decides one’s altitude in life.
6. Should an aspiring student go for a course which is in demand or for a course which
he/she likes?
7. Is westernization a cultural degradation or enrichment?
8. Is coalition government sustainable?
9. Should there be a ban on fashion show?
10. No two generations see eye to eye- Discuss.
11. Is scientific advancement a boon or a bane?
12. Should brain drain be banned?
13. Cyber crimes and steps to prevent and control.
14. Is the press in India really free?
15. Does ragging develop friendship?
 Total time for each group – 20 minutes
 The following grid and a four point scale to be used for assessment:***
E – Excellent G – Good A- Average P – Poor
Learner
1
L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 L 6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12
Content
strength
Language
fluency
Social
skills
Total
*** More Es = 28 marks More Gs = 22 marks
More As = 18 marks More Ps = 10 marks
PROCEDURES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE PRACTICALS
Step I:
 The test in Part A should be conducted first for all the students, preferably in a
single big hall under the strict supervision of the examiner.
 The duration of the test is 40 minutes.
 Every group of students (50 – 72) should be tested with any two question sets.
Alternate sets to be allotted to students during testing to avoid copying.
 The students should be instructed not to write anything on the Question Paper as they
may have to be used for other groups too.
 The students should enter their responses in the Response Coding Sheet only.
 The RCS and the QP should be collected at the end of the test.
Step II:
 Then, the students should be divided into groups ( 10 to 12) for Group Discussion
preferably according to their Register numbers.
 The topics for GD can be given to the First two groups immediately after the
grouping is done. When the first group finishes the GD the topic may be given to
the third group.This process should be followed till the end.
 When a group is called in for the GD,the examiner should conduct the Test in
Stress Shift individually and the marks should be entered by the teacher in their
respective RCS.
 When the test in Stress Shift is over for all the members in a GD group, the GD
should be conducted for the group.
 When the GD is on, the examiner should assess the participants using the
suggested Four-point scale and enter the marks equivalent marks in the RCS.
Step III:
After the conduct of GD for all the Groups, the examiner shall evaluate the student
responses for PART A , and then finalise their summative scores.
COLLEGE RELATED PREPRATORY WORKS FOR THE PRACTICALS:
1. Enough copies of the 6 Question Paper sets should be made.( 60 to 72 copies of each
set)
2. Enough copies of the Response Coding Sheet should be made.( As many copies as
the total strength of the III yr students)
3. A big examination hall which can accommodate 60 to 72 separate test tables for the
conduct of the test in Part A.