Microsoft Word language assessment theory with practice

Sts have to provide the correct spelling for those words that they 
classify as “incorrectly spelt”.

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(ii) Teacher Assessment: After the peer assessment, the T collects all 
Dictation Sheets and evaluates how many of the students correctly spelt 
how many of the assessed words. Depending on these analyses, s/he 
decides how to proceed next:
(i) More than 70% of the students were successful: Proceed and 
introduce the next topic 
(ii) Only a few of the words are problematic for the bulk of the 
students: Prepare more tasks focusing on those words so that students 
can practice their spelling. 
(iii) More than two-thirds of the students have problems: Find a new 
method, create new materials and present the topic once more in class. 
(iii) Teacher feedback and Student Collaborative Work: After 
perusing all “Dication Sheets” and providing the necessary corrections 
in the “Teacher” columns (see Example 4b), in the next lesson s/he asks 
the Sts who worked together to pair again and to compare and contrast 
the T’s and their spelling and correction suggestions. 
 
Example 4b: Dictation: Illnesses 
Date: 
Students hear: 
Listen carefully and write down the illnesses. You will hear each illness two times. 
Name: 
Classmate’s Name:
Teacher 
Illnesses 
Correct 
spelling: Put 
‘‘  
Incorrect 
spelling: Put 
‘X’ 
What is the 
correct spelling? 
Is the 
spelling 
correct? 
If NOT, what is 
the correct 
spelling? 
S1 
S2 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
 

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