TY  - JOUR
TI  - Exploring the language assessment literacy of Turkish in-service EFL teachers
AB  - The purpose of this study is to find out the language assessment literacy (LAL)of teachers who teach English at state elementary, middle, and high schools in Turkey. 101teachers working in various cities participated in this study. A mixed-methods researchdesign was employed in the study, so the data were collected through both quantitative(questionnaires) and qualitative (interviews) instruments. The data for the quantitative partof the study were collected by means of the “Teachers Questionnaire” prepared by Vogt& Tsagari (2014) under three domains regarding language testing and assessment (LTA);classroom-focused LTA, purposes of testing and content and concepts of LTA. The data fromquestionnaires were analyzed via SPSS in terms of means, percentages, and frequenciesto find out the training levels and needs of the respondents in language assessment. Inthe qualitative phase, a total of 18 teachers volunteered to take part in the interviews. Thequalitative data that was gathered through semi-structured interviews were analyzed oneby one in terms of their similarities and differences, and selective coding was utilized. Theoverall results from the questionnaires indicated that EFL teachers who work at state high,middle and elementary schools in Turkey perceived their training levels in all three domainsof LTA insufficient, and they were also in need of further basic training in those domains.Furthermore, qualitative findings also supported the findings from the questionnaires byalso providing insights into the reasons for participants’ insufficiency of LAL levels.
AU  - Inan-Karagül, Banu
AU  - Ballidag, Sezgin
DO  - 10.31795/baunsobed.909953
PY  - 2021
JO  - Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
VL  - 24
IS  - 45
SN  - 1301-5265
SP  - 73
EP  - 92
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/432766
ER  -