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STUDENTS’ GUIDELINES FOR ADVANCED LEVEL EVALUATIONS

ADVANCED LEVEL CLMS FORMAT

Please, do check Official Rubrics and Scheduled Class Days of these activities in our PAIDEIA
IDIOMAS and pay close attention to your teacher’s instructions and guidance. These are activities
organized on fixed days that cannot be re-scheduled. If you fail to participate in any of the activities,
you will get a “0” grade on that specific activity.

The 4th additional grade will be composed of (3) three items described in this document.

A. Graded Book Writing Task (GBWT) – (Task performed in class, based on the first unit)

Aim:

- Demonstrate written competence in different genres, based on the aims and proposals designed
in section D of the 1st unit of each intermediate and advanced course.

Description:

- The Graded Book Writing Task takes place on a fixed day according to the Evaluation Calendar in
PAIDEIA. This is an activity is taken under exam conditions and it cannot be re-scheduled.
Therefore, if you are absent from this session, you will get “0” as grade.

- To work online with this activity, you need to have a Gmail account.

- On the day assigned for this task, your teacher will share with you the GBWT Word Template via
Google Docs. That is the reason why you need to have a Gmail account. - The day of the writing task,
you will carry out a written activity suggested in lesson D of the first unit of the course. You will have
to complete the task in no more than 45 minutes. Your teacher will monitor your work so you should
comply with the ethical behavior expected in this task. You may ask your teacher for assistance if
needed.

- To get a clear idea of what is expected and how the task will be assessed, students and teachers
need to be familiar with the Official Rubric (available and downloadable in PAIDEIA Idiomas).

-Expect feedback from your teacher, according to this information:

 Daily or SuperIntensive classes, in no more than 5 working days (counting from the day you
submit this task).
 Interdaily or Saturday classes, in the following session
 Intensive & SpeedUp classes: in the subsequent class .

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B: CLMS: Workbook performance (Graded from 0-4)

Aim:

- Become successful, independent learners by daily accessing the Cambridge LMS of the book either
from a tablet, smartphone (to work on your Online Workbook), and a wired connected PC or Laptop
(to take your Unit Progress tests o End of the Course Competency Tests), a whole world of
personalized learning at your fingertips.

– CLMS which will help you develop your skills and get a personalized learning path according to
your own language needs. CLMS follows an adaptive approach, so make full, efficient use of it.

Description:

- Get familiar with how to access and use the CLMS products by watching the Instructional Video on
our web Page. Your teacher will assess and help you in the process.

- Your teachers will create your CLMS class according to the fixed days instructed in the table. You
have to join the CLMS class to let the system keep record of your participation, performance and
grades. Get familiar with the information shown below:

Course Join your CLMS class on Last chance to get a score

From Monday to Friday 1st day of class 16th session of class

Intensive 1st day of class 8th session of class

Superintensive & Speed Up 1st day of class 17th session of class

Saturday & Every other day 1st Saturday of class 8th session of classes.

Note: * Grades will not be generated in your CLMS class once it is locked and closed. Once classes
are locked and closed in the CLMS, you will be able to see your grades in your CLMS class when you
access it from the “Finished Classes” tab.

- You are expected to have a constant daily access to the CLMS, according to your teacher’s
instructions and course planner. This is important since CLMS is 33.3% of the additional grade.

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- The Unit Progress Tests (UPTs) are part of your evaluation. From January 2021 and on, only the
first attempt will be registered as a valid grade. Please take them timely within the official deadlines
and do not wait until the last few hours of their closing since you will be risking your grades.
Remember to take them using a wired connection to a PC or Laptop, which is part of the technical
requirements published in the official Institutional Norms and in Paideia Idiomas.

- Every time you finish with a book, it is mandatory to take the corresponding End-of-Course
Competency Tests (follow the Monthly Planner). The End-of-Course Competency Tests is part of
your overall work on the CLMS. The same recommendations and technical specifications mentioned
above apply for this Test. It is your responsibility to read all the guidelines published in PAIDEIA
Idiomas.

-For further –not evaluated practice - you have access to Speaking Tests and Mid-Competency
Tests, following the same technical requirements described in the previous two cases.

-The CLMS grade book will show the corresponding score. Your teacher will use this conversion
table to award you a final grade for the CLMS result:

Example: Gradebook Score = 72%; your grade will be = 1

Rango de Resultados Equivalent 0-4

C. DEBATE Task performed in class

Aim:

- To show competence in a debate by exposing and rebutting arguments in favor or against a topic
based on a thorough research previously made.

Description:

- The activity will take place-using Zoom as platform of interaction.

-The topics will be available on PAIDEIA since the very first day of official classes.

- Based on the topic assigned by the teacher, students should progressively and individually carry
out research giving emphasis to extensive reading, listening, watching videos, Ted Talks, etc. to
identify and take note of arguments either in favor or against the topic.

- Students should develop integrated skills (reading, listening, and speaking), while researching
thoroughly all the aspects of the topic: arguments in favor as well as the ones against it. Students

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will be informed of whether they are in the group in favor or against just on the very same day of
the debate, not before.

- Read the Official Rubric carefully to get a clear idea of the production and competences that are
expected from the students.

- Task is expected to be presented on a fixed date (see Calendar of Additional Evaluated Activities in
Paideia Idiomas). Therefore, the activity is not subject to re-scheduling. Students who do not
participate in the activity on the set date will get a 0.

Very Important Information! Bear in mind that according to IC Policies, It is mandatory to check the
CALENDAR OF ADDITIONAL EVALUATED ACTIVITIES FOR ADVANCED COURSES (Paideia – Idiomas)
since these activities start at the exact starting time of your class Schedule. If you connect late to
the “Debate” and the activity has already started, or you are absent, there is no possibility to
reprogram or reschedule it. Your grade for this missing activity will be “0” (zero).

On the day of the presentation:

- Depending on the number of the students, the class will be randomly divided into two groups: if
the group has up to 12 students, half will be assigned to present arguments in favor, the other half
will be in charge of arguments against the topic. If your group is larger than (12) twelve students,
half will be working with one topic; the other half with the second one. Nevertheless, each group
has to be subdivided into two groups the ones in favor and the ones against the topic.

- Send each group to Breakout Rooms of Zoom to prepare and organize their ideas. A few minutes
will be given to organize their task, no more than 15 to 20 minutes.

- The group topic order will be assigned randomly. If there are two topic groups, while the first topic
group debates, the other group will play the role of “audience” taking notes to be able to make a
solid remark based on the group’s performance. Students cannot rehearse while the other group is
debating.

- The teacher will act as moderator and time keeper. Each student’s participation will take around
25 to 30 seconds. A second round for rebuttals and counterarguments will then take place. Students
need to use their cameras when it is their turn only. When it’s not, their cameras and microphones
should be off. Teacher will call each student to participate. SS need to pay close attention to be
ready when they are called.

- At the end of the debate, some students in the audience may be called out to ask questions and
to contribute their own thoughts and opinions on the arguments presented.

Overall Expected Timing of the Activity: No more than 30 minutes per group topic – Up to 60
minutes for the debate itself.