Lower sec A - Error analysis
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This document discusses error analysis skills needed for comprehension success. It emphasizes checking that answers have fulfilled the unique requirements of each question type and are free from language errors like incorrect tenses, spelling mistakes, subject-verb agreement issues, and punctuation errors. Only after thoroughly applying error analysis can students be confident their hard work will not go to waste due to careless mistakes.
Lower sec A - Error analysis
- 1. Reading 101 Error Analysis Skills
- 2. Learning Objectives To understand the common mistakes after an comprehension answer has been written. To be able to justify that an answer is correct – grammatically and accurately. This lesson completes the whole range of skills needed for comprehension success.
- 3. Introduction Now that you have understood the text, applied your vocabulary and general knowledge to solve the questions, you get the marks right? WRONG! At this stage, it is by no means GUARANTEED that you will earn the marks. At least not yet. You still need to apply Error Analysis to your answers.
- 4. After you have written your ans... Your answers still need to be analysed for two main points: Whether you have fullfilled the requirements of the question AND, that you have answered in grammatically correct language. Only after you are satisfied that you have fulfilled the above requirements would you stand a chance for earning that well-deserved marks.
- 5. Importance of Error Analysis It is all too common to see students' answers hitting the right key words . . . almost. In this case, as there're no half-mark (½ M) awarded for any comprehension answer, you will be given zero instead! So, it will be a waste to see your efforts go to waste of you do not practice error analysis. Fortunately, error analysis takes little time and can be completed in less than 10 mins for all Q.
- 6. Error Analysis Skills You have learnt about the 4 question types. As a recap of their requirements: 1)D – answers text-lifted, minimal changes needed 2)K – general, vocab knowledge & inference 3)V – Text's key points paraphrased 4)L – figurative language's literal and its application as literary device explained. Association and some paraphrase needed.
- 7. Error Analysis Skills – Step 1 Check whether you have fulfilled the unique requirements of each question type For e.g., if you do not use your own words when answering V(I) questions, you know that you will not get your marks. Or when a Q question asks you for a word and you quoted two, zero marks will be awarded. So, remember these requirements. Of course, identifying them early helps. The guideline is to write the Q Type down BEFORE answering them to remind you of their requirements.
- 8. Error Analysis Skills – Step 2 Now that you're sure that the answers fulfill the Q's requirements, you need to check for language errors. These are the most common mistakes: 1)Tenses, 2)Spelling, 3)Subject-verb agreement (SVA) & 4)Punctuation (in this order)
- 9. Error Analysis Skills – Step 2 Tenses – as a general guideline, the tenses depend on the question's tense itself. IF a question is worded in past tense, your answer is expected to be in the past as well. Spelling – in hastiness, you may spell words wrongly. SVA – check that all your subjects agree with the verbs ('The author is' not 'the author were') Punctuation – Quoting something from the text requires a comman, then quotation marks “ ” (For e.g., The word is, “tonic”.)
- 10. Learning Activity Read the answer below & correct it to suit the question. Beads of sweat were rolling down Oscar's forehead, and into his eyes. This was the third time in three days that he was late for school. His classmates had just started strolling into class. Scanning around, he inched his way along the windowsill, waiting for the right time to slide into his seat. What does the expression 'scanning around' tell us about Oscar's movements? (2 marks) a) He was careful and quiet.
- 11. Learning Activity Answers Beads of sweat were rolling down Oscar's forehead, and into his eyes. This was the third time in three days that he was late for school. His classmates had just started strolling into class. Scanning around, he inched his way along the windowsill, waiting for the right time to slide into his seat. What does the expression 'scanning around' tell us about Oscar's movements? (2 marks) a) He was being quiet and careful in his movements as he was trying to avoid detection. (Inference not fully applied)
- 12. Discussion How do we check our answers? When can we be satisfied with our answers knowing that we have tried our best?
- 13. Discussion We check our answers: To see whether it fits the requirements of the question type. Some of the requirements are whether to copy and paste (D), paraphrase (V), infer (K) or associate (L). We also check for language errors. We can be satisfied after these two are properly checked.
- 14. In summary Error analysis skills is the final step to ensure that all your answers have met the questions requirements as well as as having proper language. Mistakes in this stage, after having the correct answer, will prove disastrous as you will be penalised for language or half-correct answers. Depending on the severity of your language errors or missing points, zero marks may be awarded.