Creating English Reading Texts and Question Sets Made Easy

 

月考命題不想用出版社現成的，何不自己來寫學校的活動、故事，然後出得很像國中英語會考的閱讀測驗？這在以前非常花時間、也很有可能會出現不自然的英文。現在有了AI，幾分鐘就可以生成一篇既符合學生程度、又跟他們學校生活直接相關的閱讀測驗，而且保證非常的素養和會考!

Writing your own reading passages? It’s a nightmare. Trying to design question sets that actually mimic the discriminative difficulty of the CAP? Even harder. But I found a workaround, with a workflow that actually works so very effectively.

From Gut Feeling to Surgical Strike: Diagnostic Analysis and Interpretation of the Comprehensive Assesment Program

對於熱愛「實用英語」的我來說，實在沒有多喜歡「考試英語」，更別說要去看懂這些Excel統計表格和解釋一大堆數字的意義真的很不容易。可是沒辦法，會考學力監測、增A減C、迷思概念等，這些已經變成輔導團必辦的重點工作項目之一。經過一番學習後，第一次的嘗試不太滿意，第二次更加努力想解釋分析的流程，可是老師們的反應更不好，所以打掉重來後的第三次才這麼地令人開心!

I’ve been the 'Real English' guy for a long time. Deep down, I’ve always despised teaching to the test. It feels like the opposite of everything I believe in. As a result, my first two attempts at running the data analysis workshop—Monitoring CAP Performance to Maximize Proficiency and Minimize Underperformance—left a lot to be desired.

Well, after a not-so-good first try and a disastrous second one, I nailed it this time. That's why I'm totally buzzing right now.

Reading Comprehension Question Types

Getting my gifted students creating mind maps to illustrate question categories, stems, and strategies for English reading comprehension questions from the Comprehensive Assessment Program

Teaching Demonstration Filming Project: Describing What Technology Products Can Do

I was so thrilled that today's two teaching demonstrations with Class 912 panned out the way I planned. All the desired activities kept the students engaged throughout the whole filming process. Though I only met them twice for the two classes that I sat in for, their performances were much better than I expected, especially given the fact that it has been over two weeks after they took the CAP exam. Now, let's relish some memorable moments:

Get Ready for the CAP

How to identify question types and decide on test-taking strategies accordingly for the Comprehensive Assessment Program 因材網國中小英語文領域 2022暑期線上課程

Microteaching: Demonstrating how tasks can help integrate language skills

Again, the objective is to get the teachers busy walking, talking, looking for information and doing a little presentation. And, I finally figured out the right recipe for engaging students and getting them producing desirable outcomes in terms of language skills, which is in the following order: introducing the topic/arousing interesting of learning, thinking to themselves, discussing with each other, writing down their ideas and giving reports.

2022 National Super Teacher Award Ceremony

Receiving the trophy and certificate for winning the Super Teacher Award by the National Teachers' Association

Who am I fooling?

Hi Simon,

Thanks for your prompt reply. I can see you've incorporated some important features from both links I sent to you. They will definitely serve as very good topics for discussion, providing some food for thought for the teachers to really reflect on why new approaches like cooperative learning, alternative assessment, differentiated teaching and so on are the key to success.