Perceptions of In-service EFL teachers and testing and evaluation specialists on Mobile Assisted Language Learning assessment: A qualitative case study

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2024-8

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Oktay, Gonca

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The current study aimed to explore perceptions of in-service EFL teachers and testing and evaluation specialists on MALL assessment. Adopting a qualitative explanatory case study design, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with nine in-service EFL teachers working at diverse educational contexts and three testing and evaluation specialists working at higher education level in Türkiye. Findings revealed that despite their unfamiliarity with MALL assessment, teachers and specialists offered their positive perceptions on its incorporation. Regarding teachers’ current practices, they highlighted that they heavily rely on traditional assessment methods and cannot integrate MALL tools/applications into their classrooms. Addressing these constraints of incorporating MALL assessments, teachers and specialists noted curricular restrictions set by MoNE, Internet connection problems, and overcrowded classrooms. On the other hand, they offered various affordances of MALL tools/applications like enhancing individualized and self-paced learning, providing constructive and immediate feedback, being practical, ubiquitous, convenient, and easy to use. Teachers suggested that effective MALL assessment tools/applications should address students’ needs in various educational contexts and language proficiency levels. Additionally, specialists raised their reliability and validity concerns regarding MALL assessment tools/applications. Highlighting recent technological advancements, especially AI tools, all teachers and specialists foresaw the future of MALL assessments promising if some required changes be made. They also highlighted the necessity for receiving in-service teacher trainings on MALL assessments. The findings of this study, providing a comprehensive view of perceptions on MALL assessments, may be a guide for EFL practitioners, MALL tools/applications developers, policy makers and administrators.

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Language assessment, MALL, MALL assessment, In-service EFL teachers' perceptions, Testing and evaluation specialists’ perceptions

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/110854

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis