A Toolkit for the Investigation of Greek EFL Teachers' Assessment Literacy

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ID5901117
AuthorsEirini Gkogkou (0000-0002-1464-5198, Hellenic Open University, corresponding author), Ifigenia Kofou (Hellenic Open University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume6
Issue4
Pages188
Publication date2021-11-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguages (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/languages6040188
OpenAlexW3214292979
LanguageEN
References cited13

The role of assessment in a learner-centred environment is considered to be significant for both learners and teachers. Most of the time, however, it is used in traditional ways and ignores learners' individual needs. Based on the results of a survey conducted in 2019, in which a questionnaire was administered to a hundred and twenty EFL teachers, the present study aims to investigate Greek EFL teachers' responses to communicative testing techniques and their awareness of assessment methods and principles. The aforementioned survey revealed that the majority of EFL teachers in the Greek educational context use traditional tests to assess their students and, although they are aware of alternative assessment methods and the benefits they offer, they fail to employ them. Thus, a 106-item tool was created in order to help teachers design, develop, and critically evaluate tests, as well as reflect on their assessment techniques to promote the use of alternative assessment and supplement the teachers' theoretical knowledge and experience. Ninety-three EFL teachers evaluated themselves and rated their practices through the toolkit to find out the type of assessors that they are. The findings revealed that a lot of the participants are aware of the key principles of assessment and try to assess the four skills in a communicative and authentic way to a great extent, but most of them are mainstream assessors. The findings can be used to help design samples of authentic tasks for all skills and assessment-related teacher training material

Authentic assessment · Context (archaeology · Curriculum · Literacy · Mainstream · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Test (biology · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Medicine · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Student Assessment and Feedback

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