Designing and validating a test battery of computerized dynamic assessment of grammar

  • سال انتشار: 1393
  • محل انتشار: دوفصلنامه آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دوره: 8، شماره: 2
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_TELJ-8-2_001
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 426
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نویسندگان

Ghasem Modarresi

Department of English, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Seyyed Mohammad Alavi

University of Tehran

چکیده

Dynamic Assessment (DA) is the integration of assessment and instruction into a unified activity which derives from Vygotsky’s (۱۹۷۸) theory of the ZPD. An important strand of research that will solidify a central place for DA in the L۲ domain is computerized DA (C-DA) that can be used to assess a large number of students simultaneously while observing the psychometric properties of testing. The present study aimed at designing and validating a test battery of C-DA of grammar for EFL learners named Computerized Dynamic Grammar Test (abbreviated as CDGT). The software reports three scores for a test taker: a non-mediated score, a mediated score and a learning potential score. A pool of ۱۲۲ homogeneous BA and MA students from different universities participated in this study. The results obtained from the test takers’ scores showed that C-DA is effective in helping students increase their performance and promote their learning development. Data analysis also indicated that C-DA is more effective for low achievers than for high achievers. A major implication of the study is that C-DA can be incorporated in informal and formal testing situations.

کلیدواژه ها

computerized dynamic assessment, Dynamic assessment, English grammar, learning potential score, non-dynamic assessment

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