TITLE:
Seeking Alternatives: Incorporating Teacher-Based Assessment in Reflective Teaching Practices
AUTHORS:
Hang Sun
KEYWORDS:
Teacher-Based Assessment, Reflective Teaching, Alternative Assessment, Assessment Literacy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.5,
May
23,
2024
ABSTRACT: Despite the growing interest in alternative assessment, few studies have investigated the actual process of teacher-based assessment in the classroom. In this reflective case study, the teacher/researcher integrated teacher-based assessment into ESL teaching practices throughout a semester in an attempt to develop her formative assessment literacy. The research took place in a spoken English program. Examples of the assessment tasks used in the classroom were presented, and the teacher/researcher’s reflections were discussed. This study positions the teacher as a “learner” in the exploration and calls for more research describing in detail what teachers do when they carry out teacher-based assessment.