Exploring the Trajectory of an Educational Innovation: Instructors' Attitudes Toward IPA Implementation in a Postsecondary Intensive Summer Language Program

To date, research on the Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) has focused principally on student performance, largely neglecting the experiences of instructors. This is a substantial gap, for it is instructors who are responsible for both designing and administering the IPA. The present study, th...

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Published in:Foreign language annals 2016-09, Vol.49 (3), p.530-543
Main Authors: Martel, Jason, Bailey, Kathleen M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Adult Basic Education
Adult Students
all languages
attitudes
Education
Educational Innovation
Evaluation Methods
Foreign language learning
Grade 5
Grades (Scholastic)
in-service and professional development
Innovations
Instructional Innovation
IPA
Language Teachers
Postsecondary Education
Scoring Rubrics
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Student Evaluation
Summative Evaluation
Summer Programs
Summer school
Sustainability
Task Analysis
Teacher Attitudes
Teaching
Teaching Methods
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Summary:To date, research on the Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) has focused principally on student performance, largely neglecting the experiences of instructors. This is a substantial gap, for it is instructors who are responsible for both designing and administering the IPA. The present study, therefore, used concepts from the literature on educational innovations to investigate instructors’ attitudes toward summative IPA use in a postsecondary intensive summer language program, a context that is novel to research on the IPA. Findings include attitudes toward standardizing task procedures, using the IPA rubrics and assigning grades, and the sustainability of the innovation in the program. Based on these data, the authors call for the continued development of IPAs whose content/context correspond with the adult intellect, in addition to further research on IPA implementation and adaptation across a range of program types.
ISSN:0015-718X
1944-9720
DOI:10.1111/flan.12210