UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT LITERACY
Understanding The Development of Language Assessment Literacy

Summary/Abstract: Language assessment literacy (LAL) has become an important competence for English language (EL) teachers to have; however, several studies conducted in the literature indicate that Turkish EL teachers have low levels of LAL. Those studies do not focus on how EL teachers develop their LAL. Therefore, the present study aims to find out how Turkish EL teachers have developed their LAL. The study was designed as a small scale qualitative study. Eight EL teachers working at a Turkish university participated into the study. Semi-structured individual interviews and focus group discussion were used to collect data. The study was made trustworthy through member check, triangulation, and thick description. The data collected were content-analyzed. The findings of the study point out that previous assessment experience, assessment training, and self-improvement influence the development of LAL in the participant EL teachers. Self-improvement in which the participant EL teachers peer-assessed their exams, practiced their theoretical information and gained experience by assessing and evaluating their students is found to be the most effective in developing LAL.

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