Today we got the results of this Chilean test http://www.simce.cl/index.php?id=941. It is important to reflect on the importance of measuring and ranking what the students are learning. There are new attempts by the MINEDUC to provide both quantitative and qualitative information; however, the ranking is the information sticked in everyone's mind when finding out the results. It is important to find a balance between the skills to be developed, the syllabus in force and the instrument which is used to measure the student's performance. To sucessed in this type of examinations, it is important to make explicit the componets of the syllabus: the objectives, the content, the procedures in the classroom and the assessment. To attempt the best achievement possible we need to aid the learners during the different processes, considering the specific factors without forgetting the final aim.
Only 11% of Chilean teenagers can understand basic communicative needs. This corresponds to level A1 in the CEF. http://www.linguanet-europa.org/pdfs/global-scale-grid-en.pdf. Most of them are from private schools. Having qualified and commited English teachers is a must. Take the challenge of being part of a change. English Simce 2010, results
I remembered last year, a teacher told us that with the level of english that students had this or worst it was going to be the results... and now that I read this I realize that she was right... as a future teacher this complicate the things for me, even if I'm not still insert in laboral activities I know that the education department could change the whole teaching system, or maybe the syllabus for each grade.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that I can do know is wait and see which are going to be the changes that our minister is going to apply.