Perceptions of teachers and testers of achievement tests prepared by testers in the department of basic English at the Middle East Technical University
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, temel İngilizce bölümü sınav hazırlayanlarının ve okutmanlarının sınav hazırlayanlar tarafından üretilen sınavlar hakkındaki görüşleri
- Tez No: 103665
- Danışmanlar: DR. WİLLİAM E. SYNDER
- Tez Türü: Yüksek Lisans
- Konular: İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı, English Language and Literature
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Sınav, Test sınavı, Yabancı dil eğitimi, Öğretim elemanları, Öğretmenler, Üniversiteler, İngilizce, Examination, Test exam, Foreign language education, Instructors, Teachers, Universities, English
- Yıl: 2001
- Dil: İngilizce
- Üniversite: İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi
- Enstitü: Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
- Ana Bilim Dalı: İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Ana Bilim Dalı
- Bilim Dalı: Belirtilmemiş.
- Sayfa Sayısı: Belirtilmemiş.
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ABSTRACT Title: Perceptions of Teachers and Testers of Achievement Tests Prepared by Testers in the Department ofBasic English at the Middle East Technical University Author: İlknur Kuntasal Thesis Chairperson: Dr. James C. Stalker Bilkent University, MA TEFL Program Committee Members: Dr. William E. Snyder Dr. Hossein Nassaji Bilkent University, MA TEFL Program Testing has been of interest to researchers, teachers, administrators, parents, and learners for a long time. Therefore, many studies on different aspects of testing has been done. The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of teachers and testers toward the achievement tests prepared by testers in the Department of Basic English (DBE) at Middle East Technical University (METU). Five research questions focused on the attitudes of teachers and testers towards the achievement tests prepared by testers, whether teachers and testers had different attitudes towards midterm exams and pop quizzes, and whether being an ex-tester affected teachers' attitudes towards achievement tests prepared by testers. The research was conducted in DBE at METU. Seventy-two teachers and four testers participated in this study. Data were collected through two different but parallel questionnaires, one of which was for teachers and the other for testers. Bothquestionnaires consisted of two parts. The first part included questions on demographic information about the participants and the second partwas made upof questions about the achievement tests prepared by testers. The teachers' questionnaire included 40 questions and the testers' questionnaire included 36 questions. The data were analysed in four sections, which are opinions about the present testing situation, teachers' opinions about preparing their own achievement tests, the relationship between testing and teaching, and the design of tests. Testers were not asked about teachers preparing their own achievement tests. The results showed that on the whole both teachers and testers had positive attitudes towards the achievement tests prepared by testers. Both groups seem to be content with the present testing situation, how the relationship between testing and teaching is established, and the design of the tests. Furthermore, the questions which revealed teachers' opinions about preparing their achievement tests showed that they were pleased with having the achievement tests prepared by testers because out of 72 teachers only one said he/she wanted to prepare the achievement tests. However, testers answers showed that they were 'uncertain' whether there was an active cooperation between teachers and testers. The analysis showed that being an ex-tester was not affecting teachers' answers as the results of the correlations was insignificant. It also revealed that teachers and tester did not have different attitudes towards different achievement tests, which are midterm exams and pop quizzes. After analysing the data, some suggestions were made. It might be necessary to ask teachers to fill in questionnaires in order to give direct, systematic feedback and to reveal their positive attitudes. Furthermore, it might be good to make a change in the make up of the testing office in order to help the newly appointed testers.
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