Primary and Secondary Level EFL Teachers’ Use of Assessment and Assessment Results in Turkey

Okan Onalan*, Esim Gursoy**
* National Defense Ministry, Turkey.
** Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
Periodicity:July - September'2020
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.10.3.16387

Abstract

Assessment processes and results are a substantial tool in providing feedback not only to learners, but also to teachers. Therefore, teachers' conception of assessment is significant in understanding how they make use of assessment as an integral part of their teaching practices. This study aims to identify Turkish EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers' use of assessment and assessment results in their instruction. An online factorial survey was given to 348 primary/ secondary EFL teachers who worked at public and private schools across the country. In addition to participants' demographic information, the data collection tool gathered participants' responses on four main domains (factors): teachers' use of different assessment methods, student involvement in assessment, knowledge on assessing language skills (assessment literacy), and teachers' use of assessment results. The research has implications for policy makers and language teachers in terms of increasing awareness on learner assessment and practicing alternative assessment methods.

Keywords

Language Assessment, Teachers' Perceptions, Use of Assessment, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment.

How to Cite this Article?

Onalan, O., and Gursoy, E. (2020). Primary and Secondary Level EFL Teachers’ Use of Assessment and Assessment Results in Turkey. i-manager's Journal on English Language Teaching, 10(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.10.3.16387

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