The Impact of Collaborative Testing On EFL Learner Course Achievement

  • سال انتشار: 1394
  • محل انتشار: سومین کنفرانس بین المللی پژوهشهای کاربردی در مطالعات زبان
  • کد COI اختصاصی: ELSCONF03_216
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 474
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نویسندگان

Fatima Tajali

Semnan University

H. Farjami

assistant Professor Department of English Language and Literature, Semnan University,

چکیده

The purpose of the present study was to compare the effect of collaborative versus individual testing on Iranian EFL learners' course achievement. In addition, this study sought to find the perceptions of EFL learners towards the use of collaborative testing. To achieve this goal, a sample of 60 intermediate EFL learners was selected based on their performance on Oxford Placement Test. They were randomly assigned to two equal groups of collaborative and individual testing. The participants of each group took 8 exams during the study. The learners of collaborative group completed the tests in groups where as individual group members completed the same tests individually. Finally, the collaborative group learners were asked to complete the perception questionnaire. The results of independent sample t-test showed that there is a significant statistical difference between the performance of the collaborative and individual groups in the course achievement in such a way that collaborative group outperformed individual one. The results of descriptive statistics showed that that the participants had positive attitudes towards the use of collaborative testing format in their classroom. The results of the present study suggest EFL teachers to get away from traditional testing format and to apply interactive test-taking strategies in order to enhance learners' course achievement

کلیدواژه ها

collaborative testing, individual testing, course achievement

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