Exploring teachers' assessment literacy: Impact on learners' writing achievements and implications for teacher development

Teacher-mediated classroom assessment might have significant impacts on learners' academic achievements and teachers' development. The current study investigated teachers' assessment literacy and its impact on their current assessment practices and learners' writing outcomes. The...

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Published in:Australian Journal of Teacher Education (Online) 2018-06, Vol.43 (6), p.1-18
Main Authors: Mellati, Morteza, Khademi, Marzieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competency-based education
Correlation
Educational Assessment
English (Second Language)
Faculty Development
Foreign Countries
Language Teachers
Males
Observation
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Pretests Posttests
Primary school teachers
Professional development for teachers
Qualitative Research
Rating Scales
Scores
Second Language Instruction
Semi Structured Interviews
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Significance
Study and teaching (Primary)
Teacher effectiveness
Training of
Undergraduate Students
Writing
Writing Achievement
Writing Evaluation
Writing Instruction
Writing Skills
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Summary:Teacher-mediated classroom assessment might have significant impacts on learners' academic achievements and teachers' development. The current study investigated teachers' assessment literacy and its impact on their current assessment practices and learners' writing outcomes. The study sought to gain an understanding of the extent to which teachers' assessment literacy affects their practices and their learners' outcomes. To conduct the study and gather the required data, the researchers employed teachers' assessment literacy inventory, semi-structured interview, non-participatory observation, and Writing Competence Rating Scale (WCRS). Ten male EFL instructors and 75 male sophomores from Iranian EFL contexts were selected from four language schools in Iran. The results of the study indicated that teachers' assessment literacy has a statistically significant impact on learners' writing achievements and teachers' assessment awareness leads teaching environments into effective and motivated assessment design. These findings suggest language educators considering teachers' assessment awareness in their teacher education programs.
ISSN:1835-517X
0313-5373
1835-517X
DOI:10.14221/ajte.2018v43n6.1