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Naka, Laura – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
Formative assessment has been often encouraged recently as a pivot component in the methodology of evaluation but the student's views of how this affects the improvement of language learning in some countries are disregarded in a way. Therefore, the following study investigates the experiences of students (pre-service teachers) in formative…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Preservice Teachers
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Farangi, Mohamad Reza; Rashidi, Naser – International Journal of Language Testing, 2022
This study investigated the relationships between Iranian EFL teachers' conceptions of assessment and their self-efficacy. For this purpose, 154 Iranian EFL teachers were selected through purposeful sampling and completed the 27-item teachers' conceptions of assessment scale (TCoA) (Brown, 2006), and the 24-item teachers' self-efficacy scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Mona Najjarpour; Esmaeel Ali Salimi – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
While the potential of Dynamic Assessment (DA) and its variants (Computerized Dynamic Assessment (CDA) and Group Dynamic Assessment (GDA)) for EFL classrooms has been recognized, there is a lack of research on its practical implementation compared to the well-established field of Summative Assessment (SA). Thus, the objective of this qualitative…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Sharififar, Marzieh; Beh-Afarin, Seyed Reza; Younesi, Hossein – International Journal of Language Testing, 2018
Translation assessment has usually been problematic for theoreticians, curriculum developers and university lecturers. In this study, we propose methods for translation assessment. The authors search to elaborate assessment aspects of translation to reduce rater subjectivity in scoring and define what factors should be taken into account in…
Descriptors: Translation, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Undergraduate Students
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Rahmaty, Hanieh; Zarei, Abbas Ali – International Journal of Language Testing, 2021
Given the importance of assessment in language education, the main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of interactionist and interventionist Dynamic Assessment (DA) on EFL learners' perfectionism, willingness to communicate (WTC), and foreign language anxiety (FLA). The participants were 166 pre-intermediate EFL learners in two…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Alternative Assessment
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Anani Sarab, Mohammad Reza; Rahmani, Simindokht – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
Language testing and assessment have grown in popularity and gained significance in the last few decades, and there is a rising need for assessment literate stakeholders in the field of language education. As teachers play a major role in assessing students, there is a need to make sure they have the right level of assessment knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Literacy, Second Language Learning, Factor Analysis
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Rezagah, Karim – International Journal of Language Testing, 2022
English language teachers' assessment ability to assess all areas of pupils' learning is important for comprehending how learners advance across the curriculum and guiding them in their development (Livingston & Hutchinson, 2016). The educational system of Iran decided to shift from traditional teaching methodologies toward communicative…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Samir, Aynaz; Tabatabaee-Yazdi, Mona – International Journal of Language Testing, 2020
The present study aimed to examine and validate a rubric for translation quality assessment using Rasch analysis. To this end, the researchers interviewed 20 expert translation instructors to identify the factors they consider important for assessing the quality of students' translation. Based on the specific commonalities found throughout the…
Descriptors: Translation, Scoring Rubrics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction