Portfolio Based Language Assessment (PBLA) in Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Programs: Taking Stock of Teachers' Experience

Autor/inn/en	Abdulhamid, Nwara; Fox, Janna
Titel	Portfolio Based Language Assessment (PBLA) in Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Programs: Taking Stock of Teachers' Experience
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 23 (2020) 2, S.168-192 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1481-868X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Immigrants; English Language Learners; Portfolios (Background Materials); Portfolio Assessment; Evaluation Methods; Language Tests; Testing Problems; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Portfoliobeurteilung; Language test; Sprachtest; Kanada
Abstract	This study examined seven Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) teachers' accounts of current Portfolio Based Language Assessment (PBLA) practices, elicited through semi-structured interviews, in order to explore "washback" -- the effects of PBLA on teaching and learning. Portfolios are primarily useful as formative assessment tools (i.e., informing teaching and learning) (Fox, 2014; Little, 2007); conversely, when used solely as summative tools (i.e., achievement measures), they can result in "portfolio prisons," which undermine teaching and learning (Hargreaves et al., 2002). To investigate the washback effect of PBLA, data were qualitatively analyzed, synthesized, and merged in development of recurring themes (Charmaz, 2006). Findings suggest that PBLA may have had washback on both teaching and learning. However, teachers' individual classroom situations determined the "direction" and "intensity" of reported PBLA washback. The study highlights "leverage points" (Fox, 2004) where interventions (e.g., additional support, resources) might address negative washback. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / Association Canadienne de Linguistique Appliquée. Departement de langues, linguistique et traduction, Pavillon de Koninck, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada. Web site: http://www.aclacaal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01