アメリカの学校生活 ～ スピーチのテスト (Oral Language Presentation)
スピーチのテスト (Oral Language Presentation) とは?
英語でスピーチをして英語のプレゼンテーションスキルを評価するためのテストです。
スピーチテスト (Oral Language Presentation) は何年生 (grade) から始まるの?
地域、学校によって偏りはあると思いますが、大体 2nd grade (小学 2 年生) ～ 3rd grade (小学 3 年生) 頃から定期的に行われるのが一般的です。
スピーチテストではどんなことをするの?
与えられたテーマに関する内容を、2 分程度発表します。
テーマによっては、写真や資料などを持参することもあるようです。
スピーチテストでチェックされる点、評価項目
娘 (3rd grade) のスピーチテストでは以下の点が評価の対象項目となっています。
各カテゴリーで4，3，2，1の点数がつけられ、最高得点は24点、暗記 (Memorized) した場合はボーナスポイントで4点が加算され、 最高点数は28点 (評価 A++ ) となります。
| カテゴリー | 4点 | 3点 | 2点 | 1点 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaks Clearly | Speaks clearly and distinctly all ( 100 - 95 % ) the time, and mispronounces no words. | Speaks clearly and distinctly all ( 100 - 95 % ) the time, but mispronounces a few words. | Speaks clearly and distinctly most ( 94 -85 % ) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word. | Often mumbles or cannot be understood OR mispronounces more than one or two words. |
| Posture and Eye Contact | Stand up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room furing presentation. | Stand up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room furing presentation. | Sometiomes stands up straight and establishes eye contact. | Slouches and/or does not look at audience during the presentation. |
| Volume | Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members | Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 90 % of the time. | Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 80 % of the time. | Volume is often too soft to be heard by all audience members. |
| Enthusiasm | Facial expressions and body language generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others. | Facial expressions and body language are used most of the time to generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others. | Facial expressions and body language are occasionally used to generate enthusiasm. | Very little use of ficial expressions or body language. |
| Content | Followed all directions and met time requirements. | Followed directions but did not meet time requirements. | Did not follow all directions, but did meet time requirements. | Did not follow directions and did not meet time requirements. |
| Preparedness | Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Student is very familiaar with material. | Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals. Student is mostly familiar with material. | Student is somewhat prepared, rehearsal was lacking. Student is somewhat familiar with material. | Student does not seem at all prepared. Student is not familiar with material. |
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