Study Guide
Field 180: Bilingual Education Assessment—Hebrew
Presentational Writing: Hebrew
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Review the IME tutorial video 
and the IME instructions for Hebrew 
. The IME instruction document will be available to you during the actual test.
Directions for Presentational Writing: Hebrew Assignment
For the Presentational Writing section of the test, you will write an essay in Hebrew in response to an assignment.
Read the assignment carefully before you begin to write. Think about how you will organize your essay. You should use your time to plan, write, review, and edit your essay. Your final essay must be typed in the on-screen response box presented with the assignment.
Please note that, if needed, you will be able to type words in the target language in your response using Input Method Editor (IME) technology. You may access specific instructions for IME use by selecting the
button above the response box.
Your response will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- APPROPRIATENESS: the extent to which the response is an essay written in the candidate's own words, states an opinion on the issue presented in the question, and uses language, style, and sociocultural conventions appropriate for the assignment (task, purpose, audience, and context or situation)
- SUPPORT: the extent to which the response supports and explains the stated opinion with the candidate's own relevant ideas or examples
- ORGANIZATION: the extent to which the response is a well-organized and coherent essay that communicates clear ideas, develops a logical conclusion, and uses cohesive devices to connect sentences
- GRAMMAR: the extent to which the response uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions, time frames, sentence structures, and mechanics (i.e., spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and diacritical marks)
- VOCABULARY: the extent to which the response uses a range of appropriate vocabulary and academic and/or idiomatic language
Your response will be evaluated on the criteria above, not on the position you take. Your response must be written in your own words.
You may use the erasable notebooklet provided to take notes; however, you will be scored only on the response that you type in the response box for the assignment.
Select the Next button to continue.
Presentational Writing: Hebrew
Sample Assignments
In this study guide, two sample assignments are provided to assist an examinee in preparing for the actual test. On the actual test, there will be one Presentational Writing: Hebrew assignment to which the examinee will have to provide a response.
Competency 0006
Presentational Writing: Hebrew
Presentational Writing: Hebrew
Sample Assignment 1
Use the information below to complete the assignment that follows.
In your opinion, can online teaching and learning be used for class instruction in a useful and effective way?
In response to the question above, write a well-organized and coherent essay in Hebrew for an audience of educated adults. In your essay, you must:
- state and explain your opinion about the question;
- support your opinion by providing at least two relevant ideas or examples; and
- develop a conclusion that follows from and supports the ideas or examples presented in your essay.
Your response must be written in your own words.
Presentational Writing: Hebrew
Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 1
Note: The sample strong response for the presentational writing assignment is an example of a response that a candidate might write. While the sample response demonstrates effective presentational writing skills, it could contain typical errors that candidates may produce in composing an essay in Hebrew. Please see the rationale following the response for more details.
ללא ספק, הוראה מקוונת ולמידה ניתן להשתמש בצורה שימושית ואפקטיבית בבתי הספר. אין הגבלה על המידע והמשאבים שאני יכול למצוא במספר שפות. המידע המקוון מאפשר לי לחלוק מושגים בשפות שונות עם התלמידים שלי. זה הופך את הלמידה לזמינה לכל התלמידים בצורה אפקטיבית.
כמורה, אני משתמש בשיעורים שלי בטכנולוגיות השונות בבית הספר. כתוצאה מכך, אני רואה כיצד השתתפות התלמידים גדלה מכיוון שהם יכולים לשתף את עבודתם עם עמיתיהם ולעקוב אחר כל השינויים ולשמור אותם לשימוש מאוחר יותר. חוץ מזה, אני יכול להבדיל את ההוראה לסגנונות הלמידה של התלמידים שלי. אני בדרך כלל כולל בשיעורים שלי קטעי וידאו מקוונים, מוסיקה או בלוגים שהתלמידים שלי נהנים לחקור בנפרד או בקבוצות. פעמים רבות, תלמידים מביאים משאבים חדשים לחלוק איתי כשהם אוהבים את הנושא.
אני גם אוהב את הנוחות של מתן חידונים באינטרנט. זה מאפשר לי דרך אפקטיבית לספק משוב מיידי לתלמידים. אני יכול לברר מיד איפה יש בעיות. התלמידים מרוויחים מכיוון שתפיסותיהם המוטעות מתבהרות מיד.
כפי שניתן לראות, משאבים מקוונים תורמים להפיכת החינוך לנגיש יותר לכל התלמידים ומסייעים להתפתחותם הדו-לשונית. זה גם יכין את התלמידים עם מיומנויות דיגיטליות כדי לגשת ולהעריך מידע בתוך ומחוץ לבית הספר.
Presentational Writing: Hebrew
Rationale for Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 1
The response is a well-organized and coherent essay that effectively communicates clear ideas and develops a logical conclusion. The candidate states a clear opinion on the issue presented in the question by explaining that online teaching and learning can be used in a useful way in schools.
The candidate effectively supports and explains the stated opinion with at least two of the candidate's own relevant ideas or examples. As a teacher, the writer utilizes various technologies at school. This increases student participation and motivation as the teacher can include online videos and other online tools as well as provide immediate feedback when giving quizzes online.
The response effectively uses a range of appropriate vocabulary and/or idiomatic language. It also effectively uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions and time frames. Minor errors do not interfere with comprehensibility.
Presentational Writing: Hebrew
Sample Assignment 2
Use the information below to complete the assignment that follows.
In your opinion, can students' life experiences be used to facilitate student learning?
In response to the question above, write a well-organized and coherent essay in Hebrew for an audience of educated adults. In your essay, you must:
- state and explain your opinion about the question;
- support your opinion by providing at least two relevant ideas or examples; and
- develop a conclusion that follows from and supports the ideas or examples presented in your essay.
Your response must be written in your own words.
Presentational Writing: Hebrew
Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 2
Note: The sample strong response for the presentational writing assignment is an example of a response that a candidate might write. While the sample response demonstrates effective presentational writing skills, it could contain typical errors that candidates may produce in composing an essay in Hebrew. Please see the rationale following the response for more details.
אני חושב שניתן להשתמש בחוויות החיים של התלמידים כדי להקל על הלמידה.
כתלמיד, הרגשתי מיוחד ומוערך כאשר המורים שלי התייחסו לאירועי חיי והשתמשו בהם כדי לבנות למידה חדשה. אני זוכר את תחושת העונג שלי כשהמורים שלי דיברו על משהו מהחיים שלי בשיעורים. חבריי לכיתה אהבו גם כשהדיונים בכיתה כללו דוגמאות לחוויות החיים שלהם. זה עזר לנו ליצור קשרים חזקים שהפכו את הלמידה לקלה יותר. לכן, כמורה, אני מנסה ללמוד על הרקע התרבותי והחוויות של התלמידים שלי כדי להשתמש בהם כשאני מלמד מושגים חדשים.
לדוגמה, בלימודי חברה אני מציג מפות קיר של ארצות מוצאם של תלמידיי. כאשר התלמידים לומדים על הגיאוגרפיה של ארצות הברית ולוקליזציה על המפה נהרות או הרים, אני נותן הזדמנות לתלמידים שלי לשתף על הגיאוגרפיה של ארץ מולדתם / מורשתם על ידי הצבעה על תכונות טבעיות על מפת הקיר של ארצם. לעיתים אנו דנים בהבדלים ובדמיון בין מדינות שונות. זה מגדיל את ההשתתפות בכיתה ומאפשר לכולם הזדמנות לחלוק נקודות מבט בסביבה מכילה מבחינה תרבותית.
לסיכום, ניכר כי שילוב חוויות החיים והרקע של התלמידים מאפשר למידה ויוצר סביבה מכילה מבחינה תרבותית בכיתה שבה כולם מרגישים רלוונטיים, מכובדים ומוערכים.
Presentational Writing: Hebrew
Rationale for Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 2
The response is a well-organized and coherent essay that effectively communicates clear ideas and develops a logical conclusion. The candidate states a clear opinion on the issue presented in the question by expressing that students’ life experiences can be used to facilitate learning.
The candidate effectively supports and explains the stated opinion with at least two of the candidate's own relevant ideas or examples. As a student, the writer and classmates felt special when the teachers referred to something from their lives in classes. As a teacher, the writer displays maps of the home countries of the students in class. This increases student participation and allows students to share their diverse points of view.
The response effectively uses a range of appropriate vocabulary and/or idiomatic language. It also effectively uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions and time frames. Minor errors do not interfere with comprehensibility.
Performance Characteristics for Presentational Writing: Hebrew Assignment
The following characteristics guide the scoring of the response to the Presentational Writing: Hebrew assignment.
| APPROPRIATENESS | The extent to which the response is an essay written in the candidate's own words, states an opinion on the issue presented in the question, and uses language, style, and sociocultural conventions appropriate for the assignment (task, purpose, audience, and context or situation) |
|---|---|
| SUPPORT | The extent to which the response supports and explains the stated opinion with the candidate's own relevant ideas or examples |
| ORGANIZATION | The extent to which the response is a well-organized and coherent essay that communicates clear ideas, develops a logical conclusion, and uses cohesive devices to connect sentences |
| GRAMMAR | The extent to which the response uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions, time frames, sentence structures, and mechanics (i.e., spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and diacritical marks) |
| VOCABULARY | The extent to which the response uses a range of appropriate vocabulary and academic and/or idiomatic language |
Score Scale for Presentational Writing: Hebrew Assignment
A score will be assigned to the response to the Presentational Writing: Hebrew assignment according to the following score scale.
| Score Point | Score Point Description |
|---|---|
| 4 | The "4" response demonstrates effective presentational writing skills. |
| 3 | The "3" response demonstrates generally effective presentational writing skills. |
| 2 | The "2" response demonstrates partially effective presentational writing skills. |
| 1 | The "1" response demonstrates ineffective presentational writing skills. |
| U | The response is unscorable because it is merely a repetition of the assignment, not related to the assignment, not primarily in the target language, or not of sufficient length to score. |
| B | There is no response to the assignment. |