SACE Stage 2 Chinese (continuers) flashcards

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Folio weighting

The Folio is a school assessment component worth 30% of the final SACE Stage 2 Chinese (Continuers) subject grade, comprising three to five tasks.

In-depth Study weighting

The In-depth Study is a school assessment component worth 40% of the final subject grade; students research a topic within a prescribed theme and present a response.

School assessment total

School assessment contributes 70% of the final subject grade, combining the Folio at 30% and the In-depth Study at 40%.

Interactive task requirement

At least one Folio task must be interactive - a spoken or written exchange in Chinese with another person - assessing communication and interaction skills.

Text-production task

At least one Folio task must require students to produce an original text in Chinese for a specified audience, purpose, and text type.

Three strands

The subject assesses communicating, understanding texts, and understanding language; each assessment task should address at least two of these strands.

In-depth Study sources

The In-depth Study must be supported by at least three sources, which are listed and submitted with the response as evidence of research.

In-depth Study reflection

Students reflect on their research process in English, explaining decisions, challenges, and what they learned about the topic and about researching in Chinese.

Performance standards A–E

Five grade descriptors (A to E) describe quality of achievement across the three strands; the final school grade is judged holistically from all evidence.

Text types in Folio

Folio tasks may use text types such as recount, report, article, blog, email, letter, conversation script, or oral presentation, chosen to suit purpose and audience.

Assessment plan

The school's assessment plan documents task types, weightings, conditions, and text-length guidance so that assessment is consistent and comparable across students.

Prescribed themes

Stage 2 Chinese (Continuers) organises content around themes including the individual, the Chinese-speaking communities, and the changing world.

Holistic grading

Grades are not calculated by averaging task percentages; teachers match the overall body of evidence to the performance standards descriptors.

Supervised conditions

Some school assessment tasks, such as the In-depth Study response, may be completed under supervision as specified in the school's assessment plan.

External assessment total

The external assessment is worth 30% of the subject grade and consists of an oral examination and a written examination set by the SACE Board.

Oral examination weighting

The oral examination is worth 20% of the subject grade and includes a conversation and a discussion based on the student's In-depth Study.

Written examination weighting

The written examination is worth 10% of the subject grade and is completed under supervised conditions, assessing comprehension and written production in Chinese.

Oral conversation length

The conversation section of the oral examination lasts about five minutes and draws on the prescribed themes and topics studied during Stage 2.

In-depth Study discussion

The oral discussion lasts about five minutes and requires students to explain, justify, and reflect on the findings of their In-depth Study in Chinese.

Oral criteria

Oral performance is judged on communication and interaction, content and relevance, range and accuracy of language, and pronunciation and fluency.

Written response length

The written examination typically requires production of a text in Chinese of about 250 to 300 characters or equivalent, for a specified audience and purpose.

Responding to texts

Written examination tasks require students to identify information, ideas, and opinions in Chinese texts and respond in English or Chinese as instructed.

Assessment design criteria

The three criteria - communicating, understanding texts, and understanding language - are used with grade descriptors A to E to judge student performance.

Communicating criterion

This criterion covers producing coherent Chinese texts and interacting appropriately, with accuracy and range suited to audience, purpose, and context.

Understanding texts criterion

This criterion covers comprehending information, ideas, and opinions in spoken and written Chinese texts, including implied meaning and tone.

Understanding language criterion

This criterion covers knowledge of Chinese vocabulary, grammar, and text structure, and the ability to use this knowledge to interpret and create meaning.

Oral examination structure

The oral examination has two parts: a conversation with the examiner and a discussion of the student's In-depth Study, each lasting about five minutes.

Written examination structure

The written examination includes sections responding to texts and producing a Chinese text; it is completed under supervised examination conditions.

External examination timing

The written examination is scheduled in the SACE external examination period, and the oral examination is conducted at a time set by the SACE Board.

In-depth Study in oral

The In-depth Study topic chosen for school assessment also forms the basis of the oral examination discussion, so the topic must allow depth and reflection.

Range and accuracy

Range refers to variety of vocabulary and sentence structures; accuracy refers to control of grammar, characters, and pronunciation in communication.

Grade descriptors A–E

Descriptors A to E describe increasing quality of achievement against each assessment design criterion, from excellent to limited evidence of learning.