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Kazuya Saito; Adam Tierney – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024
This article proposes a conceptual and measurement framework for postpubertal, L2 speech learning aptitude that is centered around domain-general auditory processing (i.e., representing spectral and temporal characteristics of sounds). To this end, we examine the construct and reliability of a battery of auditory processing tests by presenting the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Auditory Tests, Auditory Perception, Listening Comprehension Tests
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Alelaimat, Ali Mustafa; Al-Dababneh, Kholoud Adeeb; Al-Zboon, Eman K. – Education 3-13, 2022
This study was conducted to determine the most common contemporary evaluation methods used by kindergarten teachers to assess kindergarten children. The study sample consisted of 527 kindergarten teachers. A scale was developed in order to achieve the study's purposes. The results indicated that the Teacher's Practices in the Evaluation Process…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
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Zia Tajeddin; Nafeeseh Aryaeian – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2024
In recent years, numerous studies have been conducted on language teachers' beliefs about language assessment; however, teachers' collaborative discussion as a mediational tool has received scant attention. The present study aimed to investigate non-native language teachers' beliefs about classroom language assessment regarding features of…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Language Tests, Evaluation Methods
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Thomson, Jennifer; Gee, Melanie; Sage, Karen; Walker, Traci – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Aphasia assessment is traditionally divided into formal and informal approaches. Informal assessment is useful in developing a rich understanding of the person with aphasia's performance, e.g., describing performance in the context of real-world activities, and exploring the impact of environmental and/or partner supports upon…
Descriptors: Informal Assessment, Aphasia, Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
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Sezen-Barrie, Asli; Kelly, Gregory J. – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
This study focuses on teachers' use of informal formative assessments (IFAs) aimed at improving students' learning and teachers' recognition of students' learning processes. The study was designed as an explorative case study of four middle school teachers and their students at a charter school in the northeastern U.S.A. The data collected for the…
Descriptors: Informal Assessment, Formative Evaluation, Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students