Enhancing Classroom Assessment: Practical Insights into Turkish EFL Teachers’ Strengths and Challenges

Öz

This study aimed to investigate perceptions of Turkish in-service English teachers on their strengths and weaknesses as well as the possible sources for their challenges and their needs in foreign language (L2) assessment. For data management and analysis, MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2022 was employed. The findings of the study revealed that Turkish English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers possess a powerful sense of self-perception and confidence in their abilities to effectively ensure the reliability and validity of language assessments. Conversely, it was discovered that the teachers exhibited a perception of inadequacy and lack of proficiency in the rating procedure of L2 assessments, as well as in the design of tests and formulation of test items. The teachers attributed the origins of these issues to external factors and the education system. Keywords: Language Assessment, Testing, Evaluation, Perceptions, Strangths, Weaknesses

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Language assessment
• testing
• evaluation
• EFL teachers

Sınıf İçi Değerlendirmenin Geliştirilmesi: Türk İngilizce Öğretmenlerinin Güçlü Yönleri ve Zorlukları Hakkında Pratik Bilgiler

Öz

Bu çalışma, İngilizce öğretmenlerinin kendi güçlü ve zayıf yönleri ile yabancı dil (L2) değerlendirmesinde karşılaştıkları zorlukların olası kaynakları ve ihtiyaçları hakkındaki algılarını araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Veri yönetimi ve analizi için MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2022 kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın bulguları, Türkçe Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce (EFL) öğretmenlerinin, dil değerlendirmelerinin güvenilirliğini ve geçerliliğini etkili bir şekilde sağlamak için güçlü bir öz algı ve yeteneklerine güven duyduklarını ortaya koymuştur. Buna karşılık, öğretmenlerin L2 değerlendirmelerinin derecelendirme prosedüründe, testlerin tasarımında ve test maddelerinin formülasyonunda yetersizlik ve yeterlilik eksikliği algısı sergiledikleri ortaya çıkmıştır. Öğretmenler bu sorunların kökenini dış faktörlere ve eğitim sistemine bağlamışlardır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yabancı Dilde Ölçme değerlendirme
• Algı
• Güçlü Yönler
• Zorluklar

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