ONLINE ASSESSMENT: A STUDY OF THE PERSPECTIVES AND BELIEFS OF ELT TEACHERS IN CENTRAL JAVA
Due to its convenience, online assessment has become one of the most essential components in English Language Teaching (ELT). Online assessment has been more intensively used in English Language Teaching practices to complement conventional assessments. However, the success of online assessment im...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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South-West University "Neofit Rilski" Publishing House
2024-02-01
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| Series: | Езиков свят |
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| Online Access: | https://ezikovsvyat.swu.bg/images/stories/issue%2022.1_2024/17.HARTONO,%20MURNIATI_176_184.pdf |
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| Summary: | Due to its convenience, online assessment has become one of the most essential components in English
Language Teaching (ELT). Online assessment has been more intensively used in English Language Teaching practices
to complement conventional assessments. However, the success of online assessment implementation in ELT depends
on the teachers’ perspectives and beliefs about online assessment itself. This paper explores the perspectives and beliefs
of teachers in Central Java on online assessment in ELT and the factors underlying their perspectives and beliefs on
the effectiveness of online assessment in ELT. This study employed a qualitative research design and collected data
through semi structured interviews with twelve elementary school teachers in Central Java, Indonesia. The studied
teachers had experience in online classes because of the school lockdown during the outbreak of Covid-19. The
findings indicate that while they have positive perspectives towards the potential benefits of online assessment, they
also express concerns on the reliability and validity of online assessment. The teachers that participated in the research
highlighted the need for training and support in designing and implementing online forms of assessment, which
allowed them to combine online and traditional assessment methods. Teachers mostly believe ELT is best applied
through direct communicative interaction. Overall, this study sheds light on the complexities of online assessment in
ELT. |
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| ISSN: | 1312-0484 2603-4026 |