Examining teachers' perceptions and practice of formative assessment in Chinese ESL classrooms

自2001年课程改革以来,中小学英语课堂形成性评价受到了教育管理者、研究者和实践者的广泛支持,但对于教师是如何理解和实施形成性评价的这一问题,还需要研究。本研究通过问卷调查方式探究中学英语教师对形成性评价的认识及其实施现状:(1)从六个维度(评价主体、评价构念、评价工具、评价时间、反馈、终结性评价与形成性评价之间的关系)了解教师对形成性评价的认识;(2)从五个方面(学习目标、反馈、终结性评价的形成性使用、不同学习阶段的形成性评价、自我和同伴评价)揭示教师形成性评价的实践特征。基于这些特征,本文为形成性评价教师培训提出了建议。

ESL pre-service teachers＇ views of Teaching Practice supervision and assessment in Nigeria

This paper suggests that English as a Second Language （ESL） pre-service teachers＇ views and opinions about Teaching Practices be used by faculty to make TP more effective and interesting for the professional development of teachers. The main objective was to study the motivational dimensions of Teaching Practice （TP）, analyze trainees perception of the strength of their content courses （knowledge base） and pedagogy programme （psychology, teaching methods）, and investigate the quality of TP orientation program supervision and assessment by faculty （teacher trainers）. A survey was carried out to determine procedures and processes for minimizing anxieties and fears concerning TP and the relationship between faculty and trainees, mentoring and monitoring procedures, the giving of feedback and utilization of the views of students. Questionnaires were used to obtain information on the content courses or subjects which students found difficult, irrelevant or not adequately taught, what faculty should do to make TP experience better and rewarding to make them become professional teachers. Participants in the study found pedagogy courses relevant to their training and quite enjoyable. They also acknowledge that the courses help them to develop learner centered instructional skills and competence in classroom management. On the contrary, participants confessed they were weak in grammar and spoken English because these were not adequately taught, they also limited exposure to reading and writing. Focused group discussion with students revealed that TP Orientation Programs were too crowded and ill-organized to meet their needs and reduce their anxiety. The points of focus of the orientation-dress code, comportment in schools-were not as crucial as some issues-mentoring, relationship between faculty and students-which were left out. Respondents rated TP supervision and assessment very low because of inadequacies in the number of visits, lack of feedback and low level interaction with their trainers. Some of the students used peer interaction, self-development and self-study skills to improve their skills and cope with TP. The results suggest that knowledge base of students in ESL courses need to be strengthened and enriched. Orientation program should be geared towards trainee＇s needs. Also supervision and assessment require a lot of improvement while faculty should give prompt feedback and utilize trainees＇ opinions and views for meeting students＇ needs and improving TP.

An Investigation on Pre-service English Teachers’ Perceptions Toward Using Portfolio Assessment in English Writing Teaching at Middle Schools

According to curriculum reform,more diversified ways of evaluation on students are needed.In response to the need of this,recent years have seen an increase in using portfolio assessment as evaluation method in English writing teaching,which is a kind of formative assessment.Prior studies investigated the effects of portfolio assessment on improving students’writing abilities from students’points of views.However,this thesis is set from the angles of pre-service teachers,which looks at their perceptions to using portfolio assessment in teaching writing.

Teacher Assessment Literacy:How do We Know What We Need to Improve?

Introduction Teacher assessment literacy is regarded as one of the most influential factors in improving student learning in the classroom,in particular a teacher’s ability to collect,interpret and use a range of assessment information to help students monitor and evaluate their learning needs,set achievable goals.

Development and Psychometric Assessment of the Dyslexia Awareness Instrument in Teachers

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin.It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.Teachers may not be very sure about the definition of dyslexia and generally struggle to tell the difference between dyslexic learners and slow learners.Developing the DyAwI may provide an important psychometric assessment tool in determining the awareness level of the teacher and being able to make this distinction.A descriptive,explorative design was used in this study.The study consisted of two main phases.In the first phase,in order to develop the instrument,a literature review and a pilot study on 20 primary school teachers were carried out,and in line with expert opinions,the content validity index was calculated.In the second stage,exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out to identify the construct validity and reliability.The study included 182 primary school teachers for the second stage.The KMO and Bartlett test values,which determine the suitability of DyAwI for factor analysis,were found to be 0.77 and 0.000,respectively.The overall Cronbach’s alpha value of DyAwI was 0.75.As a result of the assessment of its construct validity,the scale consisted of 2 factors and 14 items.The findings of the study show that the tool is reliable and sufficient.The instrument is easy to understand,and this tool can determine the dyslexia awareness levels of teachers.DyAwI could promote teachers’awareness of dyslexia and support the early identification of primary school students with dyslexia.It is believed that,thanks to the data obtained from the instrument,teachers will be able to decide on an educational assessment of a student with reading difficulties more quickly.

An Assessment Scale for Evaluating the Experimental Design Ability of Elementary Science Teachers Based on Primary Trait Analysis

In this study,an assessment scale for evaluating the experimental design ability of elementary science teachers was constructed based on primary trait analysis.This assessment scale contains three first-level indexes and eleven second-level indexes.The corresponding weights of indexes were determined by the objective weighting method.The scores of all the descriptions of the indexes were also assigned.After a trial test,this assessment scale was verified to be reliable and valid for evaluating the experimental design ability of elementary science teachers.

Researching Classroom-Based Assessment for Formative Purposes

This article aims to help teacher-researchers engage in empirical research on classroom-based assessment for formative purposes. We will first introduce the key features of classroom-based formative assessment(CBFA), and analyze the research questions asked in round-one projects funded by the Fund for Assessment Research(FAR) in Foreign Language Education in China. Next, we will illustrate how some research questions can be answered by analyzing a video-taped lesson from a round-one FAR project. We conclude by calling for more teacher-led research and argue that research on CBFA by teachers will not only produce valid interpretations and applicable findings, but also constitute a viable model for teacher professional development.

A Study of the Effects of Student Self-assessment on the EFL Writing of Chinese College Students

To get more insight into using self-assessment in writing instruction, the present study intends to explore the effects of student self-assessment on students＇ EFL writing by adopting writing assignments, analytic scoring rubric, questionnaires and interviews. It is found that students are able to make judgments about the overall quality of their writing in a manner consistent with those made by the teacher and students made significant improvements in content, organization, and mechanics of their writing after the practice of self-assessment while qualities concerning vocabulary and language use have been improved but not to a significant level. Moreover, the study demonstrates that the practice of self-assessment has exerted positive influence on students＇ perceptions of their writing skills in terms of organization, language use and mechanics while it does not result in any change of students＇ perceptions of their writing skills in content and vocabulary. These implications are conductive to working out a set of new models of the teaching of writing and helping further intensify the innovations of Chinese foreign language teaching.

Developing Language Assessment Literacy of Pre-Service English Teachers:Frameworks and Cultivation Strategies

Assessment is a crucial aspect of the teaching process for teachers.Teachers’assessment literacy is closely related to students’learning outcomes.The language assessment literacy of foreign language teachers is a significant component of both teachers’professional development and students’learning,and it has become a research hotspot in the field of domestic language testing.Based on clarifying the theoretical framework of language assessment literacy,this paper proposes the main cultivation paths for pre-service English teachers’language assessment literacy,aiming to provide inspiration and references for the cultivation,reform,and development of teachers in basic foreign language education.

素养导向嵌入式评价系统的设计与实施

在素养导向的课程改革理念指导下,推进当前课程改革需要构建与课程和教学相整合的素养导向嵌入式评价系统。该系统以学生的核心素养发展为主线,以素养导向的学业成就表现进阶为参照框架,通过任务设计、评分和测量学建模等方式,整合贯穿课程学习过程的不同评价证据,构建能够呈现学生素养发展历程的纵向测量尺度,提供有实质内容、能改进教学和学习的持续反馈信息。设计和实施素养导向嵌入式评价系统要强调教师和学生的主导地位,重视教师评价素养、评价协调机制、数字化支持平台等方面的建设工作。

国内教师评价素养研究可视化分析(2009-2024年)

评价素养与教师教学和学生学习紧密相关。本文采用CiteSpace6.3.R1软件,以中国知网(CNKI)为主要数据来源,通过可视化形式来分析近15年来国内教师评价素养的研究现状及热点,并从研究现状和热点话题两方面对文献进行整理与分析。最后得出结论:教师评价素养的研究细化到具体学科教师评价素养的发展,尤其是语言评价素养发展。教师评价素养从宏观评价素养发展到微观课堂评价素养研究。研究者在研究教师评价素养时要考虑到整体环境,符合本土化特征。

全科医学师资质量评价体系建设研究进展

保障全科医学师资质量不仅是培养合格全科医生的重要基础,而且关系到全科医学与其他专业学科之间的关联,是提高全科医学地位、促进全科医学发展的重要保证。本文通过查阅国内外全科医生培训、全科医学师资培训的相关网站及文献,对全科医学师资的角色和功能、准入标准、质量评价标准、认证标准进行总结,并对我国全科医学师资质量评价及认证指标体系的发展进行展望,提示未来应构建适应中国国情的全科医学师资质量评价及认定指标体系,成立权威的全科医学师资专业委员会,制定全科医学师资的准入、评价和考核标准,建立系统完善的全科医学师资培训管理制度,在各省筛选出1~2家优秀全科医学师资培训基地,建立一支相对固定、优质的全科医学师资队伍,这将为我国全科医学师资培养的持续质量改进提供有益借鉴。

Investigating the writing proficiency of pre-service English as a Second Language teachers:Making use of distinguishing features

This research aims to investigate the writing proficiency of Hong Kong pre-service ESL teachers,in particular how their writing proficiency differs as characterized by distinguishing features inherent in such teachers' writing performances. Over 120 pre-service ESL teachers from various programmes in local universities in Hong Kong were recruited for the study. Results showed that the higher their writing level,the better they performed in a set task as well as in grammatical range and accuracy. The different programmes they enrolled in could affect the number of cohesive devices they tended to use. Mode and years of study had an effect on task achievement and number of cohesive device. Pre-service teachers enrolled in the teacher training programmes on a part-time basis outperformed those enrolled on a full-time basis. Teachers with more teacher training outperformed newly admitted pre-service teachers.The results of this study could provide empirical evidence for identifying different levels of writing proficiency for Hong Kong pre-service ESL teachers. On this basis,the link between the writing proficiency of pre-service ESL teachers and their assessment of student scripts could be subsequently established in a follow-up study to explore their differences in scoring focuses and strategies when scoring students' writings. This could further contribute to teacher evaluation,teacher training concerning language proficiency,and the improvement of teachers' assessment literacy in high-stakes and L2 classroom writing assessment.

生成式人工智能支持的教师评语研究:基于初中数学课堂的实践探索

教师评语是形成性评价分析的重要数据来源,但现有教师评语生成的质量在社会性、客观性和个性化方面存在一定的不足,生成式人工智能支持的教师评语为解决该问题提供了可能。生成式教师评语是指教师通过认知诊断技术得到的智能诊断数据与生成式人工智能平台进行交互,从而让生成式人工智能平台模拟教师社会性语言,生成数据驱动的个性化教师评语。在初中数学课堂中的实证研究发现:生成式教师评语有效地提高了学生的自我调节学习能力(Cohen's d=1.08,p=0.000)和学习动机(Cohen's d=0.59,p=0.003),对学生的深度访谈结果表明,生成式评语能作为考试的一种总结反思工具,体现了教师对学生个性化的关注和鼓励。研究结果为人工智能技术助力个性化、精准化教学提供了研究思路,为教育环境中持续评估和改进生成式人工智能技术的使用提供了建议。

研训者数据领导力测评模型构建与应用研究

随着全球数字经济的蓬勃发展,数据日益成为重要战略资源和新型生产要素,对领导者的任务和能力要求带来了革命性变化,数据领导力的概念应运而生。研训者作为我国教师专业发展的引领者和指导者,只有具备一定的数据领导力才能更加从容地应对数字时代给教育教学和教师发展带来的全新挑战。科学测评是高质高效进行能力培养和发展的先决条件,但目前我国尚缺乏具有指导性的研训者数据领导力测评模型。基于此,该研究遵循教育测评模型构建的一般范式,通过厘清研训者数据领导力的内涵特征,从理论思辨与实证分析两方面构建了包含数据使用规划、数据探究指导、数据文化建设等3个一级指标、13个二级指标的研训者数据领导力测评模型。实证检验结果表明,该测评模型具有较好的可行性和有效性,可以为科学精准测评研训者的数据领导力水平提供理论指导。最后,基于我国研训者数据领导力的现状水平和存在问题,该研究从多智力投入、多角色参与、多场景构建三个方面提出了具体的对策建议。

教师社会情感能力评估研究述评

教师社会情感能力是影响学校社会情感学习的关键因素,如何有效评估教师的社会情感能力是教师教育中的重要问题。通过对国内外有关教师社会情感能力评估的研究进行梳理分析发现,教师社会情感能力的评估模型主要以国外的概念框架和理论模型为基础,主要包括情绪智力模型、情绪调节模型和CASEL模型三大类别;评估工具可分为情绪智力的评估工具、社会情感能力的专门评估工具和组合的评估工具;评估方法可分为自我报告、表现测量和情境判断测验三种。未来应注重推动教师社会情感能力本土化评估模型的构建,加强情境判断测验的研究,拓展教师社会情感能力评估工具的应用研究。

高校教师教学评价素养:内涵特征、现实挑战与培育路径

推进高校教学评价更好地服务于人才培养,提高教学质量,已成为党和国家在高等教育高质量发展背景下的必然选择和内生需求。然而,目前我国高校教学评价制度在实践中存在着“重管理轻发展”的倾向,忽视高校教师的主体参与性,并未真正有效地解决教学质量问题。如何超越监管和问责,走向自主性的教学质量建设,真正助力高等教育高质量可持续发展,呼吁高校教师认同教学评价主体身份,提升自身教学评价素养?高校教师教学评价素养是指高校教师在对自身教学成效和学生学业表现进行教学评价的过程中,能够结合时代变化、国家需求、学校定位以及学科专业特点等因素,以高质量专业人才培养目标为价值引领,通过有效地收集评价信息、解读评价结果和持续改进教学等达成教学质量提升所需要的一种素养。当前我国高校教师教学评价素养存在个体内生性发展动力缺失、学校环境“有效性支持”缺乏、教师教育忽视培育三个方面的现实挑战。基于此,可以从高校教师主体努力、高校组织优化环境和教师教育改革三方面着手培育高校教师教学评价素养。

课程思政背景下大学英语教师教学评价素养探析

课程思政背景下的大学英语教师教学评价素养结构就是由三维度(素养、评价、教学)、六要素(评价情感、评价知识、评价技能、评价阶段、评价反思和评价监督)构成分层次的立体结构。英语教师思政教学评价素养的发展就是教师的评价知识、评价技能及评价情感通过内在的评价反思,以及外在的评价监管在课前、课中、课后不断发展、达到动态平衡的过程。要提高大学英语教师评价素养,教师自身应反思大学英语思政课堂评价质量,提高教学评价效果;学校形成评价监督机制,规范教师评价行为,并为教师提供评价实践机会,提高教师评价实践能力。

国内教师评价研究可视化分析:现状与启示

基于CSSCI来源期刊论文为研究对象,对近二十年来国内教师评价研究进行可视化分析,结果显示:近二十年来国内教师评价研究发文量整体增长速度放缓;作者之间和研究机构之间均缺乏合作;研究热点聚焦于评价制度、评价政策、发展性教师评价、教师评价素养等;研究经历了基础、强化、深化三个发展阶段。在反思国内教师评价研究进展的基础上,从强化实证研究、推进校本化特色研究、加强合作研究三个方面提出了未来研究应着力的方向,以期进一步推动国内教师评价研究的理论深化。

基于“项目驱动”的养羊学课程教学改革与实践

养羊学是一门面向动物科学专业学生的专业课,旨在培养符合现代养羊业发展需要的“强农兴农”人才。针对课程存在的教学模式陈旧、教学内容与产业脱节与社会建设融入不足等痛点问题,华南农业大学动物科学学院围绕“立德树人”及新农科人才培养理念,以学生发展为中心建立“项目驱动”教学模式。该模式通过实际项目驱动学生主动探索与学习,使学生能够在项目中将理论知识应用于实践,提升综合能力和创新思维。项目驱动教学模式强调产教融合,并深化乡村振兴及生态文明理念融入,提供全面的知识、能力及素养培养支撑。通过改革,养羊学课程对学生综合素质培养的效果显著提升,成效包括近5年指导的本科生发表论文6篇,参加创新创业训练项目5项及创新创业竞赛5项,并有毕业生在养羊业创业。建设产学研平台及实践教学基地5个,促进了校企合作,进一步完善了课程建设。养羊学课程的“项目驱动”教学模式可为动物生产类及与产业衔接较紧密的专业课程的教学提供参考。