Formative assessment of pre-service English teachers’ perceptions of classr…

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…

The effect of performance-based assessment on academic resilience, motivation…

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…

Beyond the gradebook: embracing the potentials of teacher assessment identity…

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…

Assessing English-speaking proficiency among secondary school students in Pak…

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…

Tracking progress to foster motivation: implementing a rubric-based P-score m…

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…

Investigating Indonesian EFL students’ writing strategies: a framework for …

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…

Creating an empirically derived checklist to diagnose second language learner…

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…

Evaluating AI-generated vs. human-written reading comprehension passages: an …

The increasing capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (AI), exemplified by OpenAI’s transformer-based language model GPT-4 (ChatGPT), have drawn attention to its application in educational contexts. This study evaluates the potential of such models in generating German reading comprehension texts for educational large-scale assessments, within the multilingual context of Luxembour…

Visual management in ELT classroom assessment: an application of lean philosophy

Visual Management (VM), tool of Lean Philosophy, facilitates operation optimisation by improving procedural communication and efficiency while enhancing team accountability and coordination. This paper explores the application of VM in assessment process of an ELT course, Effective Public Speaking, at a technical institute. Adaptable visual aids, Digital Randomisers (DRs), were developed and ut…

the geography teacher practices in implementation of formative assessment: a …

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Deskripsi Fisik

7 (1) August 2014 : 75-84 (Rak Pendidikan)

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educare: international journal for educational studies

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