DIAGNOSTIC EVALUACION PLAN

SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016

I.

INFORMATIVE DATA:

Area/ Department: Ciencias Naturales

Subject: in English

Course / Class: 9vo de Bsica

Teacher: John Osborne

Type of Evaluation: Diagnostic Exam

Date: September

Function: To determine:
1. Level of aptitude in natural sciences, with respect to planning, conducting and evaluating an investigation
2. Level of English and its application in natural sciences.
With this information, be able to set up a properly levelled and differentiated teaching programme in the natural sciences for 2015/16.
Objective: To get information on the students progress and use this for the curriculum plans for 2015/16.

II.

LEARNING SEQUENCE:

SKILLS WITH PERFORMANCE

CRITERIA
READING
1. Read and follow instructions.
2. Understand scientific vocabulary in
context

WRITING

BASIC KNOWLEDGE

Scientific vocabulary,
specific to an
investigation.

EVALUACION
CRITERIA
Successful
implementation of
written instructions.

INDICATOR

Investigation into the turn

behaviour of woodlice:
1. Creation of choice maze
2. Running the
investigation, using
woodlice in the choice

TECHNIQUES AND
INSTRUMENTS
Technique: Written
instructions and guides
Instrument: Investigation,
including worksheet, results
table, (self) constructed T

1.

Record and write results into a

results table
2. Based upon an interpretation of
results and observations, make and
write conclusions.

LISTENING
1. Listen to instructions being
reinforced.

SPEAKING
1. Give a short presentation of the
investigation to classmates.
2. Ask and answers questions about the
investigation.

SIMPLE SCIENTIFIC
CALCULATIONS
1. Calculating totals and averages

MANIPULATIVE &
EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
Conducting an investigation:
1. In a safe and environmentally
responsible manner

How to transfer data and

information from one
form to another.
Writing correct
interpretations of
collected data.

Basic vocabulary and

comprehension of
vocabulary.

Correct completion of
maze
choice maze
results table.
3. Recording data
Structuring conclusions 4. Concluding from the
in a correct way (related
data
to a successful
5. Evaluating the
interpretation of data)
investigation and making
recommendations.
6. Giving a short
Understanding and
presentation of the
responding quickly to
investigation
spoken instructions

Use of correct words and

terms.
Linking appropriate
words and terms into
coherent, spoken
statements.

Fluency and
comprehensibility of
spoken presentation.
Correct pronunciation of
words and terms.

Conversion of collected
data into percentages or
averages.

Accuracy of
mathematical
conversions

Simple (lab) safety

protocol.
Reading a consequent
order of instructions, and

Awareness of lab safety

protocol.
Management of
equipment and materials

2. According to instructions
3. With ownership

following these
instructions.

and live specimens.

Successful completion of
lab investigation,
according to instructions.

Done by:

Revised by:

Approved by :

Teacher.-

Academic Coordinator.-

Vice Rector.-

John Osborne

Ana Karina Herrera

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