Towards Quality Assessment in an EFL Programme

Autor/inn/en	Ali, Holi Ibrahim Holi; Al Ajmi, Ahmed Ali Saleh
Titel	Towards Quality Assessment in an EFL Programme
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 6 (2013) 10, S.132-148 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Evaluation Methods; Program Evaluation; Alternative Assessment; Test Items; Teacher Attitudes; Language Teachers; College Faculty; Foreign Countries; Language Tests; Student Evaluation; Statistical Analysis; Questionnaires; Models; Summative Evaluation; Formative Evaluation; Teacher Education; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Test content; Testaufgabe; Lehrerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fakultät; Ausland; Language test; Sprachtest; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Statistische Analyse; Fragebogen; Analogiemodell; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	Assessment is central in education and the teaching-learning process. This study attempts to explore the perspectives and views about quality assessment among teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), and to find ways of promoting quality assessment. Quantitative methodology was used to collect data. To answer the study questions, a questionnaire was distributed to 37 EFL teachers at a public college in Oman. The findings show that the majority of teachers are not satisfied with the current assessment practices and they believe that much effort is needed to promote quality assessment. Furthermore, the vast majority of teachers assume that using alternative assessment tools such as moderation, building an item bank, having tight exam policies and procedures, providing clear exam instructions, training teachers on quality assessment, and aligning assessment with teaching would help in fostering quality assessment. Based on teachers' views and findings from the literature, the study proposes a multidimensional model for quality assessment which may help in achieving and promoting quality assessment. (As Provided).
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