ERIC Number: EJ1330789
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Publication Date: 2016-Mar
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The Impact of Electronic-Based Dynamic Assessment on the Listening Skill of Iranian EFL Learners
Ashraf, Hamid; Motallebzadeh, Khalil; Ghazizadeh, Faezeh
International Journal of Language Testing, v6 n1 p24-32 Mar 2016
This study investigated the impact of electronic-based dynamic assessment on the listening skill of Iranian EFL learners to achieve this goal, a group of 40 female EFL upper-intermediate students (aged between 26 to 38 years old) from to language institutes were selected as the participants of the study after administering a Quick Placement Test (QPT) to a larger population of EFL learners (N=65). All of the selected to female EFL upper intermediate student were administered a Listening Test (IELTS Format) as the pretest and posttest to assess the participants' listening comprehension. Participants were divided in two control (N=20) and experimental (n=20) groups. The learners in experimental group were taught the listening skill via Dynamic Assessment through virtual electronic-based classroom and the learners in control group were taught listening skill via traditional dynamic assessment in a physical language classroom. A quasi-experimental pretest and post-test design was employed. After three-month study, the participants in experimental group meaning that electronic-based dynamic assessment can significantly affect the listening skill of Iranian EFL learners.
Descriptors: Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Test Format, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Foreign Countries, Listening Comprehension Tests, Student Placement, Females, Teaching Methods, Virtual Classrooms, Conventional Instruction, Adult Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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