EFL Teachers and Students Raising Their Eyebrows over Portfolio Assessment in Language Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Al-Naibi, Is'haq Salim; Al-Hatali, Nasser Rashid; Al-Hadhrami, Marwa Aziz
Titel	EFL Teachers and Students Raising Their Eyebrows over Portfolio Assessment in Language Classrooms
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 12 (2019) 10, S.118-130 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English Teachers; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Portfolio Assessment; Alternative Assessment; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; College Students; Student Attitudes; Language Skills; Evaluation Methods; Student Evaluation; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Portfoliobeurteilung; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung
Abstract	The present paper reports on EFL teachers' and students' attitudes, challenges, and suggestions regarding portfolio assessment in language classes at a higher academic institution in Oman. The sample of the study includes six teachers and 108 students. Data was collected through two questionnaires. Analysis of the results reveals that teachers have low attitude levels, compared to students who have moderate attitude levels, towards using portfolios as an assessment tool for students' learning. Also, both teachers and students met various challenges in using portfolios and suggested different changes to the practice. These findings have several implications for language teachers, as well as language institutions, who should consider including all language skills in assessment portfolios. There should be periodic reviews of portfolio completion by the teacher and students. In addition, the findings of this paper suggest considerations for using e-portfolios. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01