ESP Scaffolded Activities
for Pearson T Level Digital Production, Design & Development
Systematically develop skills for the Employer Set Project!
14 mini-activities to provide students with the necessary skills to tackle the ESP tasks! Within a range of realistic scenarios, each activity focuses on specific skills, from planning projects to coding and evaluation. ESP-style mark schemes familiarise students with the real requirements.
The activities are relevant and well scaffolded... breaking it down into very clear and logical steps...
...The Python files (solutions) are also very helpful, so that students can run the working code for themselves (useful if their own code is incomplete)....
...All of the tasks mirror the typical ESP tasks and the supporting materials are the same as would be provided by Pearson
- Scaffolded learning: small, structured tasks – build skills and confidence
- Tailored to the ESP assessment objectives
- Build confidence in tackling the complex ESP tasks
The solutions are very well annotated with references to the mark scheme. This helps students (and teachers) to understand what examiners will be looking for
- Python code files provided for the activities
- Annotated Python solutions included
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The resource is very similar to the scenarios given by Pearson in each ESP window and relates directly to the assessment structure, there is well written scaffolding instructions given for each section and these give best practice and allow the learner to implement these into the task. There are good modelling of tasks given throughout with useful hints and tips and constructive guided activities and closely follow the spec ... I like the flexibility of how this resource could be used, as it could be used as a independent revision piece or it could be integrated into curriculum over several lessons to act as an introduction to the ESP or even to consolidate learning ... this resource provides a good introduction to the ESP as the length of each task makes it difficult to conduct mock exams more than once. This resource would make it much easier to plan sessions around the ESP, this handout can serve as an example for both revision or introducing the concept of the ESP (it is likely what I would use it for) with first year DPDD learners ... The activity is well structured and breaks down all of the tasks to be completed by learners and identifies best practice throughout clearly identified from teaching the specification and examiners reports which give clear direction to the best work completed each year. It also allows learners to aim for higher A*-C grades as identified by Pearson's commentary in marked exemplar work ... The uses for this resource are numerous and it can be slotted into various different parts of a scheme of work but complementary resources could include a series of presentations and a short scheme of work with sessions for how this could it be implemented into curriculum. Further scaffolded tasks in the same vein could be useful with less scaffolding as each set goes on to take the learners from beginning to mastery
Very good ... It has all components covered in the same level of detail supplied by Pearson's ESP practical tasks ... One thing that separates this from ESPs is the inclusion of definitions and descriptive points, such as the Gantt chart – student always struggle to contextualise this ... The activity breakdown will help learners decompose the task, which is a skill needed on the ESP practice ... Activity Two is solid and gives the foundation needed for the real exam. The use of the try…. except is helpful and one that teachers do direct to allow some overhaul of syntax errors. The use of important boxes is supportive.
Activity Three/Four is also solid. Task 4b is brilliant – students traditionally cannot reflect on testing to then evaluate, which this shows nicely.
I like the example of the evaluation on page 36 – alot of students struggle with this and to see a one page response is encouraging ... I like the fact that there are definition and descriptive points where possible, such as Task 1 and 2. This is supportive for learners, who ultimately dispose of the knowledge at some point at being taught, so this is helpful to refresh.
The number of activities follow ESP guidance and previous papers. Language is also inline with expectations and code guidance and comments further support links to the Core Paper 1 ... I do like the resource, I like the fact it is a conclusive learning task before starting practice papers, so it certainly has a place and value
Excellent resource, which I will recommend to colleagues ... Task 1 and Task 2 are very well structured and provide valuable information for students (and teachers). The activities are relevant and well scaffolded ... Tasks 4a and 4b provide a lot of explanation about the approach that students should take, breaking it down into very clear and logical steps. The Python files (solutions) are also very helpful, so that students can run the working code for themselves (useful if their own code is incomplete). The supporting resources match the resources supplied for a real ESP, which will help students to familiarise themselves with the requirements of the ESP ... The solutions are very well annotated with references to the mark scheme. This helps students (and teachers) to understand what examiners will be looking for and gives further guidance on how to approach the tasks ... All of the tasks mirror the typical ESP tasks and the supporting materials are the same as would be provided by Pearson. The mark scheme used expands on the official mark scheme for further clarity
This is a good range of activities which will really help students to tackle the Employer Set Project ... These activities provide a good coverage of the requirements for the employer set project and will provide students with the necessary skills to break down the project to complete it ... I like the way activity 1.1 has been broken down. I think it will really help students understand resources allocation ... Activity 1.4 gets the students to think about things beyond the information they have been given and gives them something to talk about in the rational later on. ... Activity 4.2 is good because it gets students to think about comments and layout – things they often overlook when coding ... Activity 5.1 is a great exercise. It gives students the opportunity to investigate and test some code which is not too complex