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Mücahit Öztürk – Open Praxis, 2024
This study examined the problems that pre-service teachers face in the online assessment process and their suggestions for solutions to these problems. The participants were 136 pre-service teachers who have been experiencing online assessment for a long time and who took the Foundations of Open and Distance Learning course. This research is a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Distance Education
Samet Tasçi – Online Submission, 2023
The current study aimed to investigate the problems of English language teaching in Turkey from the perspectives of pre-service English language teachers. For this aim, qualitative data were collected from fifteen 4th year preservice language teachers. Reflection papers and semi structured interviews were used in the data collection process. Based…
Descriptors: Problems, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Ocak, Gürbüz; Karakus, Gülçin – Themes in eLearning, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic, which affected every aspect of life around the world, has led to radical changes in teaching and learning methods. It is no longer healthy for students being together for a long time in classroom. For this reason, online education applications have started to be implemented rapidly around the world. Not only the education…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Computer Assisted Testing
Alper Gülay; Emre Cumali; Damla Cumali – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2024
This qualitative phenomenological study explores the experiences of parents of children with special needs in Turkey, specifically their encounters with Guidance and Research Centers (GRCs) during the process of obtaining educational assessment reports. Through semi-structured interviews with 25 parents, the study reveals complex emotions and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation
Ilhan, Mustafa; Guler, Nese; Tasdelen Teker, Gulsen – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2021
This study analyses teachers' viewpoints on the potential undesirable influences of high stake exams. Seven stimulants related to undesirable influences of high stake exams on education were given to 191 teachers in a pairwise comparisons format. The participating teachers in this study were asked to choose one undesirable influence by comparing…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Testing Problems, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Sarac, Merve; Loken, Eric – International Journal of Testing, 2023
This study is an exploratory analysis of examinee behavior in a large-scale language proficiency test. Despite a number-right scoring system with no penalty for guessing, we found that 16% of examinees omitted at least one answer and that women were more likely than men to omit answers. Item-response theory analyses treating the omitted responses…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Canli, Bekir; Çakir, Ismail – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2022
This study aims to present the washback effect of the undergraduate English placement examination in Turkiye on teachers who are considered one of the highest stakeholders of the test. The data were collected through questionnaires from 110 participants and follow-up face-to-face interviews with 24 English language teachers having teaching…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Language Tests, Testing Problems, English (Second Language)
Karagöl, Efecan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
Turkish and Foreign Languages Research and Application Center (TÖMER) is one of the important institutions for learning Turkish as a foreign language. In these institutions, proficiency tests are applied at the end of each level. However, test applications in TÖMERs vary between each center as there is no shared program in teaching Turkish as a…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Turkish, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Polat, Murat – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2020
The application of high-stakes tests to choose students for higher education in Turkey has been considered as a reliable and effective way of assessment for so long. However, the application of a multiple-choice test in testing various skills could bring a number of side-effects with itself. This study aimed to investigate the backwash effect of…
Descriptors: Testing Problems, College Students, Student Attitudes, College Entrance Examinations
Saglam, Asli Lidice Gokturk; Farhady, Hossein – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This article reports on a mixed-method study that examined the washback of a local integrated theme-based high-stakes English language proficiency test that is used in a university English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program in Turkey. The assumption behind employing an integrated theme-based test, which resembles authentic language use, was that…
Descriptors: Testing Problems, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Language Tests
Yastibas, Ahmet Erdost; Takkaç, Mehmet – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
Language assessment literacy has become a critical competence for a language teacher to have. Accordingly, there are many studies in the literature which have researched different aspects of language assessment literacy (i.e., language assessment training, professional development and language assessment literacy levels of language teachers).…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Teachers, College Faculty, English (Second Language)
Metin, Mustafa – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The aim of study is to determinate the difficulties of teachers in preparation and implementation of performance task. This study was carried out with 25 teachers (5 science and technology, 5 primary, 5 mathematic, 5 social science and 5 Turkish teachers) who working at elementary schools in Artvin. Sample of study is selected randomly. Case study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Performance Based Assessment, Case Studies

Alderson, J. Charles; Wall, Dianne – Applied Linguistics, 1993
The notion of washback, that testing influences teaching, is explored and a series of possible hypotheses are advanced. The empirical research in general education and in language education is reviewed to determine whether washback actually exists, how it can be measured, and what accounts for its form. Proposals for future research are suggested.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Teaching Methods, Test Coaching