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Golzar, Jawad; Momenzadeh, Seyed Ebrahim; Miri, Mir Abdullah – Cogent Education, 2022
This study investigates the perceptions of teachers and students toward formative assessment (FA) in higher education settings. The researchers developed a four-construct perception scale, namely self-assessment, interactive formal assessment, in-class diagnostic assessment, and subjective assessment. Data were collected from 216 participants--91…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Second Language Instruction
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Al-Maamari, Faisal Said – Cogent Education, 2021
The quantitative information resulting from student evaluation of teaching (SET) surveys is used extensively in higher education to evaluate teaching faculty, to determine academic promotion and to assure quality of instructional programmes, but rarely is it the case that the qualitative information available is given much attention in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Soleimani, Neda; Rahimi, Mohammad – Cogent Education, 2021
While recent research on written corrective feedback (WCF) has elaborated on the connection between teachers' beliefs and practices, little research has investigated EFL teachers' WCF as a multifaceted notion. Drawing on activity theory (AT), in this case, study, we aimed at presenting a picture of EFL teachers' beliefs about WCF and how their…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Written Language, Feedback (Response), Language Teachers
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Zarbafian, Azadeh; Abbasian, Gholam-Reza; Mohseni, Ahmad; Baradaran, Abdollah – Cogent Education, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the Iranian EFL students and their teachers' perceptions of the factors involved in the implementation of Transformative Education (TE). More importantly, the focus was on investigating the feasibility of the integration of TE with Dynamic Assessment (DA) in the Iranian EFL setting. To do so, 105 Iranian university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Majors (Students), Second Language Learning
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Nayernia, Akram; Taghizadeh, Mohammadsadegh; Farsani, Mohammad Amini – Cogent Education, 2020
Since the role of teacher success is highly important in the adequacy of teaching and learning, the present study intended to examine the role of two factors, namely language teachers' credibility and nonverbal immediacy, with respect to their success across intermediate and proficient levels. To this end, 135 EFL students of Golestan University…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Rind, Irfan Ahmed; Kadiwal, Laila – Cogent Education, 2016
This paper examines the institutional influences on the teaching-learning practices within English as Second Language (ESL) programme in the University of Sindh (UoS), Pakistan. The study uses qualitative case study approach, basing its findings on documentary review, observations, and responses of teachers and students. The analysis of the data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Practices, Second Language Instruction