Rating your students

[Joey]

Come end of this month I have to rate and give feedback on my students. Does anyone have a template or guideline that they are willing to let me use?

The class is for a company, so it needs to be quite a professional feedback report.

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Thank you

[ESL Teacher]

Hi Joey! I was fortunate to be given a Student Evaluation guideline before being expected to rate my students. It's on a scale 1 thru 5. I've copied it below for your reference. Hope it helps. Sure took me a long time to type it.

Individual Evaluation Report Explanation

Pronunciation

1. Pronunciation like a native speaker. Excellent intonation and rhythm.
2. Clear pronunciation, but needs work on intonation and rhythm.
3. Very clear pronunciation but has trouble with some sounds.
4. Good when concentrating on individual sounds, trouble when speaking fast.
5. Pronunciation needs work, especially similar sounds. Lack of intonation.

Fluency

1. Fluid, natural conversation. Excellent intonation and rhythm. Very natural.
2. Good conversation flow, only minor hesitation or pauses. Good intonation.
3. Can speak well, but speech contains unnatural pauses and intonation.
4. Speaking sometimes interrupted by pauses to search for vocabulary or translations.
5. Speaking sometimes halted due to difficulty constructing meaningful sentences.

Grammar / Sentence Structure

1. Excellent grammar structure. Even complex forms are no problem.
2. Very well understood and often corrects one's mistakes without help.
3. Very well understood, but occasional mistakes with articles, preposition.
4. Grammar and structure are understood. Some problems with tense, articles.
5. Grammar is generally understood. Problems with verb tense, parts of speech.

Vocabulary / Word Usage

1. Native-like vocabulary and idiom usage. Can use many idioms correctly.
2. Excellent use of vocabulary. Can easily explain unknown words in other ways.
3. Very good vocabulary. Rarely needs to use a dictionary. Good idiom usage.
4. Generally good vocabulary but has trouble using and understanding idioms.
5. Has trouble with many new words, occasionally misuses words.

Listening Comprehension

1. Perfect listening comprehension at normal conversation speed. No details are missed.
2. Very good listening comprehension at natural speed, but occasionally misses details.
3. Good grasp-of-meaning listening comprehension but specific details are sometimes missed.
4. Occasional misunderstandings, but can generally figure out the meaning.
5. Has difficulty understanding natural speed without a slow repeat.

Communicative Ability

1. No problem to discuss ideas and concepts at length like a native.
2. Very good communication ability. Only minor misinterpretations.
3. Can generally communicate well. Occasional trouble or misunderstanding.
4. Communicates quite well, but sometimes gets stuck due to lack of vocabulary.
5. Communicates well, but sometimes has difficulty communicating ideas.