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ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF ASSESSING ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCE IN READING OF SENIOR PUPILS IN UKRAINIAN SCHOOLS

ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF ASSESSING ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCE IN READING OF SENIOR PUPILS IN UKRAINIAN SCHOOLS

Abstract

The article analyses the state of the system of assessing students’ knowledge in the context of learning foreign languages. It is proved that modern students with language diversity are intensively included in the process of European mobility, cooperation and mutual understanding to facilitate educational process and intercultural communication. The article provides the Common European Framework observation that reveals the common description of language syllabuses, ways of assessment, educational resources and learning strategies all over the world. Analysis of the current research conducted by scientists has shown that alternative ways of assessment should be implemented in the process of academic learning as one of the most valuable and useful parts of the process of learning languages. Moreover, scientists point out negative effects of summative assessment as it reduces the chances of future effort and success and leads to “teaching to be assessed”. The purpose of the article is to attract attention to alternative systems of assessing English Language competence of senior pupils in Reading. As a focus of the article, Cambridge Assessment System as a way to promote educational excellence and high-quality learning through the use of alternative assessment techniques is observed. The article analyzes the level of pupils’ knowledge, their awareness of exam strategies and readiness to take part in Cambridge Assessment, which is one of the most widely-recognized ways of alternative assessment. The analysis of the pupils’ results after completing A2 level Reading Part in a deep way shows which material is complicated for pupils. Authentic information from signs, notices, labels, airports and road signs seemed to be difficult to understand for the pupils because of containing more unfamiliar language than the pupils can cope with. One more thing which attracted attention of the author of the article is the lack of deductive skills, approximately 40 % of students can’t deduce the meaning from the context. Summing up the analysis given in the article, the list of tips for teachers while preparing pupils for assessing competence in reading include the following recommendations: give pupils reading texts with unfamiliar vocabulary, help practice skimming and scanning, work out the meaning of the text by using the rest of information, practice doing timed exercises and exam tasks.

У статті проаналізовано стан системи оцінювання знань учнів у контексті вивчення іноземних мов. Доведено, що сучасні учні з мовною різноманітністю інтенсивно залучаються до процесу європейської мобільності, співпраці та взаєморозуміння для сприяння навчальному процесу та міжкультурному спілкуванню. У статті подано аналіз Загальноєвропейських рамок, який розкриває загальний опис навчальних програм мови, шляхи оцінювання, освітні ресурси та стратегії навчання у всьому світі. Метою статті є привернення уваги до альтернативних систем оцінювання англомовної компетентності старших школярів із читання. У центрі уваги статті спостерігається Кембриджська система оцінювання як спосіб сприяння вдосконаленню освіти та якісному навчанню за допомогою використання альтернативних методів оцінювання. У статті проаналізовано рівень знань учнів, їх обізнаність щодо стратегій іспиту та готовність взяти участь у Кембриджському оцінюванні, яке є одним із найбільш загальновизнаних способів альтернативного оцінювання.

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authenticity, competence in reading, deductive skills, альтернативне оцінювання, alternative assessment, дедуктивні навички, компетентність у читанні, достовірність

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