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Ariff, Raeidah and Tengku Abdul Jalal, Tengku Shahraniza and Ismail, Isma Suhaila and Kasmaruddin, Nurhidha Irawaty and Abdullah, Aimi Hazwani (2019) Language Assessment Literacy of Malaysian School English Teachers. In: International Conference on Communication, Language, Education & Social Science (CLESS 2019), 11-12 Nov. 2019, Multimedia University Melaka Campus, Melaka, Malaysia.

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Abstract

The idea that assessment is essential in teaching and learning process is of course not new. In the recent years, most educational systems in the world have experienced or are experiencing a shift from focus on summative to formative assessment. Malaysia is one of the countries that has recently started making major changes in its educational system including the way assessment is supposed to be practiced at schools. However, very few studies are available on how teacher training programmes train future English language teachers on principles and practice of assessment. The present study investigated language assessment literacy of 48 Malaysian school English language teachers. Quantitative method was applied in collecting and analysing the data. More specifically, survey method and a questionnaire adopted from Fulcher (2012) was used by the researchers to elicit the data. Descriptive method was used to analyse the data. The results of analysis showed that 44 (92%) of teachers indicated that they were somewhat prepared in developing useful language tests. Furthermore, the findings also presented several language assessment trainings needed by the teachers. These findings are expected to have important implications and recommendations for better development of language assessment literacy in the context of Malaysia.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Language and languages—Ability testing, Assessment, ESL teachers, English language teaching, Language Assessment Literacy
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	Faculty of Applied Communication (FAC)
Depositing User:	Ms Rosnani Abd Wahab
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2021 08:15
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2021 08:15
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/9547

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