Little is known about how the assessment modality,i.e.,computer-based(CB)and paper-based(PB)tests,affects language teachers’scorings,perceptions,and preferences and,therefore,the validity and fairness of classroom wr...Little is known about how the assessment modality,i.e.,computer-based(CB)and paper-based(PB)tests,affects language teachers’scorings,perceptions,and preferences and,therefore,the validity and fairness of classroom writing assessments.The present mixed-methods study used Shaw and Weir’s(2007)sociocognitive writing test validation framework to examine the scoring and consequential validity evidence of CB and PB writing tests in EFL classroom assessment in higher education.Original handwritten and word-processed texts of 38 EFL university students were transcribed to their opposite format and assessed by three language lecturers(N=456 texts,152 per teacher)to examine the scoring validity of CB and PB tests.The teachers’perceptions of text quality and preferences for assessment modality accounted for the consequential validity evidence of both tests.Findings revealed that the assessment modality impacted teachers’scorings,perceptions,and preferences.The teachers awarded higher scores to original and transcribed handwritten texts,particularly text organization and language use.The teachers’perceptions of text quality differed from their ratings,and physical,psychological,and experiential characteristics influenced their preferences for assessment modality.The results have implications for the validity and fairness of CB and PB writing tests and teachers’assessment practices.展开更多
This paper subscribes to the view that the classroom listening test can improve the teaching listening. It can motivate a student. By analyzing the test result, the teacher can check whether and to what degree the edu...This paper subscribes to the view that the classroom listening test can improve the teaching listening. It can motivate a student. By analyzing the test result, the teacher can check whether and to what degree the educational program has achieved what it set out to achieve, or how much the learners have learned what they were supposed to learn. Some effective listening tests are given to help the teacher improve the teaching method in which the teacher focus much on the process of listening, little on the product. The teacher can teach the skill rather than simply practise the listening.展开更多
“材料分析与测试”是材料物理专业的专业必修课程,该课程的实用性强,理论知识抽象,涉及大量专业术语,知识点繁杂,学习难度大。思维导图(The Mind Map)是表达发散性思维的有效图形思维工具,简单且高效,是一种实用性的新型教学工具。在...“材料分析与测试”是材料物理专业的专业必修课程,该课程的实用性强,理论知识抽象,涉及大量专业术语,知识点繁杂,学习难度大。思维导图(The Mind Map)是表达发散性思维的有效图形思维工具,简单且高效,是一种实用性的新型教学工具。在“材料分析与测试”教学中应用思维导图,运用图文并重的技巧,帮助学生直观、清晰地理解该课程的相关概念以及知识结构,更好地掌握材料课程的知识体系,不仅能增添知识讲授的趣味性,还能锻炼学生的发散思维和归纳总结能力,促进学生对重要知识点的记忆。文章探讨了思维导图对“材料分析与测试”课程教学的促进作用,探索思维导图在本课程中的具体应用。展开更多
文摘Little is known about how the assessment modality,i.e.,computer-based(CB)and paper-based(PB)tests,affects language teachers’scorings,perceptions,and preferences and,therefore,the validity and fairness of classroom writing assessments.The present mixed-methods study used Shaw and Weir’s(2007)sociocognitive writing test validation framework to examine the scoring and consequential validity evidence of CB and PB writing tests in EFL classroom assessment in higher education.Original handwritten and word-processed texts of 38 EFL university students were transcribed to their opposite format and assessed by three language lecturers(N=456 texts,152 per teacher)to examine the scoring validity of CB and PB tests.The teachers’perceptions of text quality and preferences for assessment modality accounted for the consequential validity evidence of both tests.Findings revealed that the assessment modality impacted teachers’scorings,perceptions,and preferences.The teachers awarded higher scores to original and transcribed handwritten texts,particularly text organization and language use.The teachers’perceptions of text quality differed from their ratings,and physical,psychological,and experiential characteristics influenced their preferences for assessment modality.The results have implications for the validity and fairness of CB and PB writing tests and teachers’assessment practices.
文摘This paper subscribes to the view that the classroom listening test can improve the teaching listening. It can motivate a student. By analyzing the test result, the teacher can check whether and to what degree the educational program has achieved what it set out to achieve, or how much the learners have learned what they were supposed to learn. Some effective listening tests are given to help the teacher improve the teaching method in which the teacher focus much on the process of listening, little on the product. The teacher can teach the skill rather than simply practise the listening.
文摘“材料分析与测试”是材料物理专业的专业必修课程,该课程的实用性强,理论知识抽象,涉及大量专业术语,知识点繁杂,学习难度大。思维导图(The Mind Map)是表达发散性思维的有效图形思维工具,简单且高效,是一种实用性的新型教学工具。在“材料分析与测试”教学中应用思维导图,运用图文并重的技巧,帮助学生直观、清晰地理解该课程的相关概念以及知识结构,更好地掌握材料课程的知识体系,不仅能增添知识讲授的趣味性,还能锻炼学生的发散思维和归纳总结能力,促进学生对重要知识点的记忆。文章探讨了思维导图对“材料分析与测试”课程教学的促进作用,探索思维导图在本课程中的具体应用。
