Evaluating the Validity of Saudi English Language Undergraduate Students' Results in Light of Proposed Criteria

Autor/in	Almuhaimeed, Sultan Abdullah
Titel	Evaluating the Validity of Saudi English Language Undergraduate Students' Results in Light of Proposed Criteria
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 18 (2022), S.359-378 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Almuhaimeed, Sultan Abdullah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Undergraduate Students; Student Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Best Practices; Language Tests; Language Skills; Models; International Cooperation; Validity; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Language test; Sprachtest; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Analogiemodell; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Gültigkeit; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Education is the process of acquiring knowledge, skills, values, peers, beliefs, practices and personal development. Mentoring methods include teaching, coaching, storytelling, discussion, and guided research. Education is often led by teachers; however, students can also engage in self-education. As education is a continuous process, it requires rectifying from time to time and that is achieved by conducting regular evaluation and assessment. The role of assessment cannot be denied in any educational process because it works as a course-correction tool. It is indeed one of the pillars of formal education. However, validation of learning results is rarely undertaken in institutions because no comprehensive method for this is available. The current study evaluates international and national best result assessment practices to prepare a balanced model for use in English language Departments in ESL/EFL situations. The criteria are applied at Mustaqbal University (MU), Saudi Arabia, and results showed that only some of the forty seven criteria are robustly applied, a few partially applied, and some not applied at all. Overall, the study establishes that result assessment needs a careful rethinking at MU to place it among the most prestigious educational institutions of the world. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01