Classroom management (CM) and assessment literacy are pivotal both for an optimal learning environment and for teacher retention. However, high attrition rates among novice teachers suggest inadequacies in CM and assessment preparation, particularly in underserved contexts like Kuwait. Motivated to understand how certain cultural contexts, such as that of Kuwait, can require teacher preparation…
This study investigates the effects of performance-based assessment (PBA) on academic resilience (AR), motivation, and teacher support (TS) in online and traditional classroom settings. Guided by self-determination theory (SDT) and sociocultural theory (SCT), this research employs a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design with 120 students across both instructional modes. Nonparametric tes…
Teacher assessment identity (TAI) has recently positioned itself in the body of literature on second/foreign language (L2) teacher education research. However, the way it contributes to teachers’ professional performance and professionalism has remained blurry to date. To fill this lacuna, this qualitative study was grounded in a poststructuralist perspective on identity to explore the contri…
Standardized assessment of current spoken proficiency levels among secondary school students remains unexplored. This study assessed the current English-speaking proficiency levels among secondary school students in Pakistan. A quantitative cross-sectional design was employed. Fifty female students of grade nine from a public school were selected through stratified systematic sampling. The Spok…
This study introduces the rubric-based progress score (P-score), a model emphasizing individual student growth, as a complement to conventional assessment. By integrating progress tracking into grading, the P-score offers students a clearer understanding of their academic development over time. Designed to work alongside existing systems, the P-score highlights learners’ efforts and improveme…
This study aimed to investigate the writing strategies across the three key stages: pre-writing, writing, and post-writing. Using a mixed-methods approach, the data were collected through a survey questionnaire of writing strategies that consist of 30 items about students’ writing strategies, which include self-regulating strategies, cognitive strategies, and metacognitive strategies. Sixty-t…
Considering the importance of graphical literacy in academic contexts together with the crucial role of diagnostic feedback in guiding and facilitating teaching and learning practices, this study was aimed at developing a descriptor-based checklist to diagnose test takers’ performance on IELTS graph-based integrated writing tasks. Think-aloud verbal protocols of six IELTS instructors during r…
Current food systems have significant negative environmental, social, and economic impacts. Externalized costs and benefits create false market incentives favoring less healthy and unsustainable options. Transitioning to sustainable agri-food systems requires that businesses internalize these externalities. Internalization of externalities (IOE) is often addressed through policy measures and re…
To mitigate the impacts of future shocks and achieve its targets, the Food Summit 2021 advocates for a transition toward more resilient Food systems. Alternative food movements, such as Farmers’ Markets (FM), claim to contribute to this transition by offering a different approach to food consumption (Bilali in Food energy secur 8: e00154, 2019). FM are spaces where producers and consumers int…
The article provides an original conceptual framework to advance the knowledge of short food supply chains (SFSCs) collaboration by bridging supply chain management approaches with empirical evidence from the agri-food sector. Through an in-depth analysis of 14 initiatives across Europe, it explores the multi-faceted nature of SFSCs collaboration, revealing a complex interplay between collabora…