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Language Testing in Asia

Table 2 Summary of the ratings

From: Assessing Japanese teachers’ classroom English “internationally”: implications for the development of classroom English language benchmarks in Japan

Performers

IDS developers

CLA assessors

IDS 4-point scale format

CLA 5-point scale format

Scales

AOS

A

B

C

D

Scales

E

F

Case 1

G

3

3

3

3

3+

 

G & L

3

3

 English

V

3

3

3

3

3+

 Communication I

P

3

3

3

3

4

P

2

2

 1st year

I & E

3

4

3

2

3+

Ins

3

3

 AOS 3 (75%)

 

Int

2+

3

2

2

2+

2 (40%)

Int

3

3

Case 2

G

4

3+

3+

4

4

 

G & L

3

?

 English

V

4

3+

3+

4

4

 Communication II

P

3+

3+

3

4

4

P

2

2

 2nd year

I & E

4

3+

3+

4

4

Ins

3

?

 AOS 4 (100%)

 

Int

4

4

3

4

4

2 (40%)

Int

3

?

Case 3

G

3+

3+

4

4

4

 

G & L

4

5

 English

V

4

4

4

4

4

 Communication II

P

4

4

4

4

4

P

4

4

 1st year

I & E

4

4

4

3

4

Ins

4

4

 AOS 3+ (88%)

 

Int

3

3

3+

3

3

4 (80%)

Int

4

5

Case 4

G

2+

2

3

3

2

 

G & L

3

3

 English

V

2+

2

3

3

2

 Communication Basic

P

2

1+

3

2+

2

P

3

3

 1st year

I & E

3

1+

3

4

2

Ins

4

3

 AOS 2+ (63%)

 

Int

N/A

2

2

3

2+

3 (60%)

Int

3

3

Case 5

G

2+

2+

3

2+

2+

 

G & L

2

2

 English

V

2+

2

3

3

2+

 Communication I

P

1+

2

2

2

2+

P

2

2

 1st year

I & E

2+

2+

3

2+

3

Ins

3

3

 AOS 2+ (63%)

 

Int

2

2

2

2

2+

2 (40%)

Int

3

3

Case 6

G

3+

3+

3+

3+

3+

 

G & L

3

3

 Reading

V

3+

3+

3

3+

3+

P

3+

3+

4

3+

3+

P

3

3

 3rd year

I & E

3+

3+

3

3+

3+

Ins

3

3

 AOS 3+ (88%)

 

Int

3

3

3

3

3

3 (60%)

Int

3

3

Case 7

G

3

3

3

3+

3

 

G & L

4

3

 English

V

3

3

3

4

3

 Communication I

P

3

3

3+

3+

3

P

3

3

 1st year

I & E

3

2+

3

4

3

Ins

4

3

 AOS 3 (75%)

 

Int

2+

2+

2+

3

2+

3+ (70%)

Int

4

4

Case 8

G

2+

2+

2+

3

2+

 

G & L

3

3

 Reading

V

3

2+

3

3

3

P

2+

2+

2

2+

2

P

3

3

 3rd year

I & E

3

3

3

3

3

Ins

3

4

 AOS 2+ (63%)

 

Int

2

2

2+

2+

2

3 (60%)

Int

3

4

  1. Italics: subject name/bold: below the benchmark level
  2. AOS agreed overall score/IDS: G Grammar, V Vocabulary, P Pronunciation, I & E Instruction and Explanation, Int interaction with students/CLA: G & L Grammar and Lexical Accuracy and Range, P Pronunciation, Stress, and Intonation, Ins the language of Instruction, Int the Language of Interaction
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