ERIC Number: EJ1293793
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Publication Date: 2021-Apr
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Catering to Assessment Needs of Students of English -- CALL to the Rescue?
Buczek-Zawila, Anita
Teaching English with Technology, v21 n2 p38-65 Apr 2021
The study focuses on the process of assessing (a micro-skill) goal attainment in EFL pronunciation course via measures which can foster different students' attitudes and self-perceptions. Standard (pen-and-paper) tests offer immediate evidence of success but they put heavy demands on students' cognitive, performance and stress-controlling skills. CALL-related techniques can be used as supplementary ones, even if technically assessing different sub-skills, "Kahoot" or "Moodle" quizzes can complement and re-orientate the assessment as well as the learning processes. To investigate the impact of the diverse assessment measures a small-scale research was conducted among Year 1 students of the English Department at the Pedagogical University in Kraków. They are participants in a 90-hours-a-year pronunciation course, where one of the components involves mastering transcribing skills. The specific element of the course evaluated by standard and CALL-related measures in the study were the phonetic variants of the -es and -ed endings in English. Through analysis of test scores, coupled with the ideas obtained via semi-structured interviews, the study hoped to verify the claim that matters such as student comfort, instant individual feedback and personal safety are most efficiently handled by the "Moodle" quizzes. Apart from providing well-balanced scores, they offer the least-threatening, stress-free environments for learning and assessment, thus developing students' self-monitoring their progress.
Descriptors: Student Needs, Student Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Pronunciation, Phonetic Transcription, College Freshmen, Self Efficacy, Security (Psychology), Test Anxiety, Computer Assisted Testing, Test Format, Game Based Learning, Integrated Learning Systems, Self Management, Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries
IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group / University of Nicosia / Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. Ul. J. Sowinskiego 17, 20-041 Lublin, Poland. Web site: http://tewtjournal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Poland
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