1 Choose a text
For print texts, determine your students' reading levels with this test:

What's my reading level?

Refer to the SBA Kit for quizzes and worksheets to help familiarize students with the various genres and the HKEAA-recommended titles.

Then find suitable texts for their interests and abilities.

Browse by genre
Browse by level
Browse by category

2 Prepare your students
The SBA Kit includes everything you need to carry out the SBA assessment tasks:

• Worksheets familiarize students with the text, genre and task type.
• Notecard templates help students organize their ideas and opinions into a practical outline for use in the assessment.
• Skills focus highlights specific SBA-related skills in the four assessment criteria categories:
  • Pronunciation and delivery
  • Communication strategies
  • Vocabulary and language patterns
  • Ideas and organization
• Reading and viewing guide help students get the most out of their texts.
• Preparation videos on CD-ROMs 1 and 2 give examples of how students can be prepared for the group interaction tasks.

3 Give feedback
Two sets of HKEAA assessment criteria for students' use are included in the SBA Kit:

• The self or peer evaluation form introduces students to the assessment criteria. It can be used to give feedback during assessment practice, e.g. if the student is an audience member.
• The student-friendly assessment criteria form is a simplified version of the official HKEAA assessment criteria, and gives students an overview of the criteria.

Used together, these forms will give students a stronger grasp of what is expected of them in assessment.

Teachers and students can view examples of common errors and a range of performance levels in both the video and transcripts of sample assessment tasks.

The video also includes feedback on sample assessment tasks, to help focus students on areas for improvement.

4 Do the assessment
The step-by-step approach to SBA ensures that all the conditions for an assessment are fulfilled:

This guarantees an efficient and guided assessment process for teachers.

Download our marking sheets, containing the latest version of the HKEAA official assessment criteria and space to make notes. Using the marking sheet in your assessment tasks allows you to focus on the descriptors for each of the criteria on one handy sheet.

Assessment criteria marking sheet (group interaction)

Assessment criteria marking sheet (individual presentation)

• The video includes students carrying out live and unscripted formative and summative assessment tasks conducted by an experienced SBA practitioner.

5 Moderate the results
Moderation is a key part of the SBA process, and one that teachers will be less familiar with.

• The video features completely live, unscripted assessment, feedback and moderation in action.

For a sample copy of the SBA Kit, please contact the OUP Account Executive for your school or call our Sales and Service Hotline 2516 3126.