State of Israel
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
English Inspectorate
Rubric for Assessing Oral Social Interaction
Four and Five Points
Summer 2004 - New Format based on the Tzvira Model
The Extended Interview
Communicative Ability Points Accuracy Points
Understands questions Correct use of complex
language structures
Interacts fluently 20 20
Rich vocabulary
Gives extended answers
Comprehensible
pronunciation
16 16
Understands questions with Correct use of simple
some rephrasing 12 language structures 12
Interacts with some hesitation Basic vocabulary
Gives single-sentence Mostly comprehensible
answers pronunciation
8 8
Has difficulty understanding Incorrect use of simple
questions; requires frequent language structures
repetition and rephrasing
4 Limited vocabulary 4
Interacts with difficulty
Poor pronunciation
Gives simple phrases and/or
single-word answers
Teachers can give in-between grades e.g. 10 pts.
State of Israel
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
English Inspectorate
Rubric for Assessing the Project Presentation and Interaction
Four and Five Points - Summer 2004 - New Format based on the Tzvira Model
The Project Presentation and Interaction
Project Presentation Pts Accuracy Pts Project Interaction Pts
Presentation is well- Correct use of Understands questions
organized and includes: complex language
Gives extended answers
introduction, summary of structures
main ideas and conclusion 20 20 Gives clear explanations all 20
Vocabulary is
of the time
Presentation is sustained topic-related and
and detailed (talks for rich
about three minutes)
Comprehensible
Personal perspective is pronunciation
included
Presentation is spoken
rather than read from
notes
16 16 16
Presentation is organized Correct use of Understands questions with
but lacks one element simple language some rephrasing
structures
Presentation is adequate 12 12 Gives single-sentence 12
but not detailed (talks for Vocabulary is answers
about two minutes) topic-related but
basic Gives clear explanations
Personal perspective is some of the time
hardly related to Mostly
comprehensible
Presentation is mostly
pronunciation
spoken rather than read
from notes
8 8 8
Presentation is Incorrect use of Has difficulty
disorganized simple language understanding questions;
structures requires frequent repetition
Presentation is short 4 4 4
and rephrasing
(stops talking after one Vocabulary is
minute) general and Gives simple phrases
basic and/or single-word answers
Personal perspective is not
included Poor Gives unclear or no
pronunciation explanations
Presentation is read from
notes
Teachers can give in-between grades e.g. 10 pts.
One grade is given for accuracy that reflects accuracy for both the project presentation and the project
interaction.
State of Israel
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
English Inspectorate
Rubric for Assessing Oral Social Interaction
Three Points
Summer 2004 - New Format based on the Tzvira Model
The Interview
Communicative Ability Point Accuracy
s Points
Understands questions with some Mostly correct use of
rephrasing 20 simple language structures 20
Interacts without much hesitation Varied vocabulary
Gives answers with more than one Comprehensible
sentence pronunciation
16 16
Has difficulty understanding Some correct use of
questions; requires frequent simple language structures
repetition and rephrasing
12 Basic vocabulary 12
Interacts with difficulty
Mostly comprehensible
Gives single-sentence answers pronunciation
8 8
Does not understand questions Incorrect use of simple
language structures
Does not interact 4 4
Limited vocabulary
Gives simple phrases and/or
single-word answers Poor pronunciation
Teachers can give in-between grades e.g. 10 pts.
State of Israel
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
English Inspectorate
Rubric for Assessing the Project Presentation and Interaction
Three Points - Summer 2004 - New Format based on the Tzvira Model
The Project Presentation and Interaction
Project Presentation Pts Accuracy Pts Project Interaction Pts
Presentation is well- Mostly correct Understands
organized and includes: use of simple questions with
introduction, summary of language some rephrasing
main ideas and conclusion 20 structures 20 20
Gives answers
Presentation is adequate Vocabulary is that are more than
and detailed (talks for about topic-related one sentence
two minutes) and varied
Gives clear
Personal perspective is Comprehensible explanations
included pronunciation
Presentation is spoken
rather than read from notes
16 16 16
Presentation is organized Some correct Has difficulty
but lacks one element use of simple understanding
language questions
Presentation is adequate but 12 12 12
structures
not detailed (talks for about Gives single-
one minute) Vocabulary is sentence
topic-related answers
Personal perspective is
but basic
hardly related to Gives clear
Mostly explanations
Presentation is mostly
comprehensible some of the time
spoken rather than read from
pronunciation
notes
8 8 8
Presentation is Incorrect use of Does not
disorganized simple language understand
structures questions
Presentation is short (less 4 4 4
than one minute) Vocabulary is Gives simple
general and phrases and/or
Personal perspective is not
limited single-word
included
answers
Incomprehensibl
Presentation is read from
e pronunciation Gives unclear or
notes
no explanations
Teachers can give in-between grades e.g. 10 pts.
One grade is given for accuracy that reflects accuracy for both the project presentation and the project
interaction.