COBE, BOOST

For questions about striving learners and the BOOST, please feel free to contact national counselor: Aharona Gvaryahu at gvaryahu@gmail.com
Cellphone: 054-2818878

For additional questions please contact Ellyn Marciano at ellynmarc@gmail.com

• Material for the BOOST
  Dear Teachers,
  Here is the material for the BOOST.
  Our students will benefit from learning this. All the questions for parts 1,2 and 3 will be taken from here.
  The productive vocabulary for sections 3 and 4 are the words from Band 1 and Core 1 of Band 2.
  
• BOOST Practice by AMAL Ramot Comprehensive High School in Beer Sheva
• BOOST Rubrics & Guidelines (posted July, 2023)
• ​Invitation to participate in pilot Boost - oral Bagrut for 3 pointers
  Pupils must complete their projects before taking the oral exam. 
  Please note that the 3 point oral Bagrut (project and interview) must be reported using the Marvad app. 

• Rubric for Assessing Oral Social Interaction (posted February 2020)
• 13 form (posted February 2020)
• Form - Project Topics for the F2F Oral Bagrut Exam

Dear Testers,

Your role as a tester is extremely important.  Please read the following guidelines carefully.  Proper preparation will ensure that the testing experience will be positive for both the pupils and the testers.

Study the official grading scales.  Know which level of proficiency each grade represents.

Before testing the pupil, the tester must check the pupil's ID card.
Refer to the form Project Topics in order to be acquainted with the topic of the project that the pupil will present.

Assess the pupils’ levels according to the grading scales.  Do not compare the level of any pupil or of the whole group to your own class.

Keep a cheerful and positive attitude, no matter how the pupils perform.  They should leave the room with the feeling that they have done well.

Give the pupils time to collect their thoughts.   Do not rush them into answering.

Make sure that the pupil does the talking!
Before the pupil begins to talk about his/her project, check the topic of the project on the list that was given to you by the teacher prior to the exam.

Pay attention to the length of the exam.  Do not keep any pupil for more than 12 minutes.  You might find it helpful to have a small clock on the table to keep you aware of the time.  Extension of time makes those waiting outside impatient and nervous and disrupts the day’s schedule.

Be sensitive to the pupils.  Most of them are quite nervous.  Remember that they have worked hard and want to succeed.
 

Good luck to you and the pupils you test!