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ADDITIONAL EVALUATION STUDENTS’ GUIDELINES FOR BASIC LEVEL

BASIC LEVEL

Please, do check Official Rubrics and Scheduled Class Days of these activities in our PAIDEIA
IDIOMAS and pay close attention to your teacher’s instructions and guidance. These are activities
organized on fixed days that cannot be re-scheduled. If you fail to participate in any of the activities,
you will get a “0” grade on that specific activity.

The 4th additional grade will be made up of (3) three items described in this document.

A. My Progress Booklet - MPB: (Grade from 0 to 4)

Aim:

- Have students show competence in the use of communicative patterns acquired in the first unit,
using a written storybook / cartoon format.

- Make students aware of the use of the rubric criteria to assess their peers’ performance and their
own production.

Description:

- Students should prepare a booklet using a storybook or cartoon format (use of pictures and
illustrations is expected). At least two contextualized conversations should be written. Hand
it in to your teacher in your portfolio file, which contains your past MPB of the Book.
- Teachers must inform students of this activity from day 1 so students can work on it
progressively.
- Check the class day in which you are expected to hand it this activity; also, get familiar with
the Official Rubric to be applied in this activity to get an idea of what is expected from you.
Look up this information in the grid in this Paideia Section.

B: CLMS: 50% UPT or Competency tests - 50% workbook performance (Graded from 0-4)

Aim:

- Become successful, independent learners by daily accessing the Cambridge LMS of the book

– CLMS which will help you develop your skills and get a personalized learning path according to
your own language needs. CLMS follows an adaptive approach, so make full, efficient use of it.

Description:

- Get familiar with how to access and use the CLMS products by watching the Instructional Video on
our web Page. Your teacher will assess and help you in the process.

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- Your teachers will create your CLMS class according to the fixed days instructed in the table. You
have to join the CLMS class to let the system keep record of your participation, performance and
grades. Get familiar with the information shown below:

Course Join your CLMS class on Last chance to get a score

the… on any of the graded
activities in CLMS, up to
midnight (0:00 hours) on
the…*

From Monday to Friday 4th day of class 15th day of class

Intensive 3rd day of class 7th day of class

Superintensive 3rd day of class 16th day of class

Saturday 2nd Saturday of class 7th day of class

Note: * Grades will not be generated in your CLMS class once it is locked and closed. Once classes
are locked and closed in the CLMS, you will be able to see your grades in your CLMS class when you
access it from the “Finished Classes” tab.

- You are expected to have a constant access to the CLMS, according to your teacher’s instructions
and course planner. This is important since CLMS is 33.3% of the additional grade.

- In addition to the online practice activities of the CLMS, there are two (2) evaluated activities that
will help you test your own progress: These are the Unit Progress Tests, a Mid-Course Competency
Tests , or an End-of-Course Competency Tests

 The Unit Progress Tests are evaluated at the end of each and it takes 30 minutes. These
tests can be taken up to two (2) times. The system will register the highest score. After
the first attempt, you will have the chance to review your weaknesses and it is highly
advisable to take it again to improve your scoring. The second time you take a Unit
Progress Tests, the areas of evaluation will only be the ones where you had problems
the first time.

 In some other courses, instead of a second Unit Progress Test, there would be a Mid-
Course Competency Test (in the middle unit of the book). In other cases, there would
be an End-of-Course Competency Test (In the last unit of the book). They both evaluate
your progress according to the Common European Framework Reference for languages

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(CERF). This time you will have access to take them only once. These tests take an hour,
and immediately after the test, they will be able to see their final scoring in the
platform.

 Remember that while your workbook online practice can be accessed from any
mobile device such a smart phone or tablet, these tests can only be taken using a PC
or Laptop

- 50% of CLMS grade will be based on student’s results in the workbook online activities and the
other 50% on the results of your Unit Progress tests/ or Unit Progress Test + Mid-Competency test
or Unit Progress test + Competency test . All assessed activities are mandatory and should be
done timely and progressively. The CLMS grade book will show the corresponding score.

- At the end of every unit, you have to take a Progress Test. The system allows you to improve your
grade by letting a second chance to take it; right after remedial work has taken place.

- The final grade should be taken from the final percentage-course grade that your CLMS Gradebook
will register up to the 15th day of Monday to Friday classes or before the 8th day of Saturday classes.

- In Superintensive or Intensive frequencies, ask your Teacher.

- Your teacher will use this conversion table to award you a final grade for the CLMS result:

Example: Gradebook Score = 72%; your grade will be 2

Range of results Equivalence 0-4

90% - 100% 4
80% - 89% 3
70% - 79% 2
50% - 69% 1
0% - 49% 0

C: Active Speaking task - AST (Graded from 0-4)

Aim:

- Engage in a meaningful communicative task, based on course content. This activity is based on the
communicative objectives of each Unit (CAN DO OBJECTIVES) which prepares learners for effective
real-world communication.

Description:

 Students will have to show competence of speaking skills (special focus on CAN DO
OBJECTIVES). Pay close attention to your teacher’s instructions and guidance.
 The task is performed on a fixed day (Check dates in PAIDEIA Idiomas). Read the warning
stated at the beginning of this page carefully.

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 The day before the activity your teacher will encourage students to bring realia or other
resources to resemble a real-life situation the day of the activity. Remember not to be more
than 15 minutes late to class; otherwise you will miss the chance to participate in the
activity.
 You don´t have to prepare or memorize any script, the idea is to show that you are
competent using speaking skills that will be evaluated according to an Official Rubric, also
available in Paideia.
 Although collaborative work is expected, students will be assessed individually based on
the official rubric prepared for this task.
 Each group presentation should take no longer than 3 minutes.