{"id":9409,"date":"2022-11-11T17:01:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T11:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/docs\/guide-to-language-b-in-the-dp\/assessments-in-language-b\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:22:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T05:52:49","slug":"assessments-in-language-b","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/guide-to-language-b-in-the-dp\/assessments-in-language-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessments in language B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a language B educator, your goal with assessments is to test students\u2019 written, oral, and listening communication of the target language. The language B course includes external (Papers 1 and 2) and internal &nbsp;(Individual Oral Activity) assessments. In this section, you will find a comprehensive overview of internal and external assessments along with some tips and tricks for you and your students!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-16\"><strong>What\u2019s included inside:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Internal assessment\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/classroom-activity-ideas-for-the-ioahelping-students-develop-skills-for-their-orals\/?_thumbnail_id=9377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategies for the IOAs<\/a><\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/guide-to-language-b-in-the-dp\/assessments-in-language-b\/individual-oral-activity-hl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Notes on teacher preparation for the IOAs<\/a><\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/resource_post\/exemplars-and-grading-guidance-for-language-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exemplars and templates for IOAs <\/a><\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\"><\/mark>External assessment\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/guide-to-language-b-in-the-dp\/assessments-in-language-b\/external-assessment-paper-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategies for Paper 1<\/a> <\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/guide-to-language-b-in-the-dp\/assessments-in-language-b\/external-assessment-paper-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supporting students with Paper 2<\/a> <\/mark> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/resource_post\/exemplars-and-grading-guidance-for-language-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exemplars for Paper 1<\/a><\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"mb-16 has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-internal-assessment-overview\"><strong>Internal assessment overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The internal assessments include an Individual Oral Activity (IOA) that makes up 25% of the total grade for both SL and HL students. These assessments are designed for students to showcase their analytical and critical thinking skills. In the HL course, the IOA is based on a literary extract. In the SL course, the IOA is based on a visual stimulus. Here is an overview of how the IOA is structured for both HL and SL courses: <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Internal-Assessments-25-percent-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Internal-Assessments-25-percent-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Internal-Assessments-25-percent-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Internal-Assessments-25-percent-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Internal-Assessments-25-percent-1536x807.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Internal-Assessments-25-percent-2048x1076.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Internal-Assessments-25-percent-1200x630.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Internal-Assessments-25-percent-1980x1040.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"mb-16 has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-external-assessment-overview\"><strong>External assessment overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The external assessments in language B include two papers that makeup 75% of the total grade for both SL and HL students. These papers assess productive and receptive skills through writing, listening, and reading. The chart below shows the structure and weightage of language B external assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codahosted.io\/docs\/7nZtmPbFi9\/blobs\/bl-aspsqZ9omP\/28ce86ade4c4c94413dbe31439ee45ac820dc6d5161189189af7118732c659354259ef19dff8efe904120979e8a87d24a3ce9060da2205dd70598e8af100b67885bac24efbb0c61a880aee58e912c7539645cf96dcaa24cf2a4ed56442b3fc111f69d92f\" alt=\"Group 7326.png\" width=\"483\" height=\"232\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The table below summarizes the weightage and duration of the different assessment components:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codahosted.io\/docs\/7nZtmPbFi9\/blobs\/bl-7jrL7PeOIC\/df2760f4f7fa919bc9bc71aee17550a6bef19c165f8ec67be4557200df2b88802fd68831c401225dfde91f9f1ffc44c7f70f6fc9e18a2b9e2a8264c4d70ac0fc152a92666a7cd8d525ad016da6840a27238bd49cd4d729f37d9ca91710634a80fc24dd3c\" alt=\"Screenshot 2022-10-12 at 1.00.32 PM.png\" width=\"610\" height=\"133\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Each component represents a percentage of the total grade. The total marks and exam length vary in the HL and SL courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"mb-16 has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-assessment-objectives\"><strong>Assessment objectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Five key assessment objectives are covered across the internal and external assessment components of the language B course. You will find the assessment objectives and their component alignment in the table below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codahosted.io\/docs\/7nZtmPbFi9\/blobs\/bl-6Own7-F4-n\/885f330e4319c6b3f257b6b531b0dfcb0aede7b20665542271909995d479ca40fe3fc0fd0ec84d037816c898a3550faeee83fad7e2c9c644fa0e7a620be247fe6ce2db034a047a92181f5121da6e1cf4115085e9b3c9e548bc1db918f68716870aa04b3d\" alt=\"Group 7331.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":9405,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-9409","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Assessments in language B - Toddle Learn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Language B assessments | Ensure student readiness with this comprehensive resource featuring strategies, handouts, and graded exemplars for all components\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/guide-to-language-b-in-the-dp\/assessments-in-language-b\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Assessments in language B\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Language B assessments | Ensure student readiness with this comprehensive resource featuring strategies, handouts, and graded exemplars for all components\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/guide-to-language-b-in-the-dp\/assessments-in-language-b\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Toddle Learn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-18T05:52:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Internal-Assessments-25-percent-1024x538.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Language B assessments | Ensure student readiness with this comprehensive resource featuring strategies, handouts, and graded exemplars for all components\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"Mariana Curti\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toddleapp.com\\\/learn\\\/docs\\\/guide-to-language-b-in-the-dp\\\/assessments-in-language-b\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toddleapp.com\\\/learn\\\/docs\\\/guide-to-language-b-in-the-dp\\\/assessments-in-language-b\\\/\",\"name\":\"Assessments in language B - 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