İngilizce Öğretmenlerinin Dil Değerlendirmesi Okuryazarlığı: Türkiye Bağlamı

Öz

Değerlendirme, öğretme ve öğrenme sürecini iyileştirmek için öğretmenlerinin bilgiyi kullanmasını sağlayan kritik bir bileşendir. Yabancı dil değerlendirmenin kalite güvencesinde en önemli hususlardan biri, öğretmenlerin değerlendirme okuryazarlığıdır. Yabancı dil öğretmenleri, özellikle sınıf temelli değerlendirmelerinin yanı sıra standartlaştırılmış dil testleriyle uğraşmak zorundadırlar. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de (kar amacı gütmeyen, özel) üniversitelerdeki hazırlık programlarında çalışan İngilizce öğretmenlerinin değerlendirme okuryazarlığını araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Çevrimiçi bir anket ve odak grup görüşmeleri yoluyla veriler toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucu Türkiye’deki İngilizce öğretmenlerinin değerlendirme alanında hizmet içi eğitim aldıkları alanlar hakkında önemli bulguları, bu alanda hizmet içi eğitim için algılanan ihtiyaçlarını ve dil hazırlık programlarındaki test/değerlendirme uygulamalarına yönelik tutumlarını ortaya koymuştur

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yabancı Dilde Değerlendirme

English Language Teachers’ Assessment Literacy: The Turkish Context

Abstract

Assessment is considered to be a critical component in the process of teaching and learning as it enables teachers to evaluate student learning and utilize the information to improve learning and instruction. One of the most important aspects in the quality assurance of language testing and assessment (LTA) is the assessment literacy of teachers. Foreign language teachers particularly have to deal with their own classroom-based assessment as well as standardized language tests. The present study aims to explore the assessment literacy of English teachers working at the preparatory school in foundation (non-profit, private) universities in Turkey. Data collected by means of an online LTA questionnaire and focus group interviews revealed crucial findings about the areas the Turkish EFL teachers received pre- or in-service training in the LTA domain, their perceived needs for an in-service training in this field as well as their attitudes towards the testing/assessment practices in language preparatory programs

Keywords

• Language Assessment,Assessment

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