Investigating Assessment as Learning in Second Language Writing
A Qualitative Research Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2410914 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ricky Lam (0000-0003-2903-0425) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1609406920938572 |
| OpenAlex | W3041944977 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 41 |
Using assessment to improve learning has become a global phenomenon. Research has shown that applying assessment for learning (AfL) in classroom contexts could increase learning gains. Despite this, not much is done to substantiate how assessment as learning (AaL), a subset of AfL, has developed to support English-as-a-second-language (ESL) pupils' learning of writing because teacher-centered pedagogy remains prevalent in the ESL educational landscape. In this article, I first introduce the idea of AaL. Second, I review five AaL studies with a focus on what research methods they adopted and evaluate whether these methods were applied appropriately. Third, I suggest four qualitative research methods that are suitable to track how AaL could facilitate pupils' continued writing development. Fourth, I present a case study, exemplifying how I use three research methods to investigate young adolescents' (Grade 7) mastery of AaL skills in a forthcoming project. This article ends with methodological implications, which enlighten scholars and teachers to investigate AaL in second language writing from a qualitative research perspective
Language acquisition · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Qualitative research · Second language · Second language writing · Sociology · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education · Student Assessment and Feedback · Artificial Intelligence
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Formative Assessment
What is assessment for learning
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The effects of self-assessment among young learners of English
Innovation in qualitative research methods
Listening to Children With Communication Impairment Talking Through Their Drawings
Uncovering longitudinal life narratives
Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method
Methods and methodologies in second language writing research
Writers’ mental representations of the intended audience and of the rhetorical purpose for writing and the strategies that they employed when they composed
Narrative frames for investigating the experiences of language teachers
Revisiting narrative frames
Narrative Knowledging in Tesol
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Privileging Younger Children's Voices in Research
Using internet technologies (such as Skype) as a research medium
Speculating on the Future of Digital Tools for Qualitative Research
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |