ERIC Number: EJ1135892
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 21
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Self-, Peer-, and Teacher-Assessment: An Investigation into Iranian EFL Students' Attitudes
Abolfazli Khonbi, Zainab; Sadeghi, Karim
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, v3 n1 p87-107 2013
Student-directed teaching and assessment techniques are gradually dominating educational systems almost all over the world. This study investigated a cohort of male and female Iranian EFL students' attitudes toward self-, peer-, and teacher-assessment experiences. Sixty three students at Urmia University and Tabriz Islamic Azad University, in the form of three intact classes, experienced self-, peer-, and teacher-assessment activities for one academic semester (having taken a knowledge pretest, four assessment series, and a course achievement posttest). Of all the participants, 38 completed a 5-point Likert-scale attitude questionnaire. The application of ANOVA, across and within group dependent samples t tests, as well as some qualitative analyses, indicated that the three experimental groups had positive attitudes toward their assessment experiences. While the peer-assessment group was the most positive in this regard, slight differences were found in the groups' attitudes and beliefs. Further findings and implications are discussed in the paper.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, College Students, Pretests Posttests, Likert Scales, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Peer Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
Adam Mickiewicz University Department of English Studies. Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Ul. Nowy Swiat 28-30, 62-800 Kailsz, Poland. e-mail: ssllt@amu.edu.pll; Web site: http://ssllt.amu.edu.pl/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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