The Relationship between Graded and Tested Achievement: Do Gender and Proficiency Level Make a Difference?
عنوان مقاله: The Relationship between Graded and Tested Achievement: Do Gender and Proficiency Level Make a Difference?
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_AREUIT-9-4_003
منتشر شده در در سال 1399
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_AREUIT-9-4_003
منتشر شده در در سال 1399
مشخصات نویسندگان مقاله:
Majid Nowruzi - PhD Candidate, Department of English Language and Literature, Arak University, Arak, Iran
Majid Amerian - Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Arak University, Arak, Iran
Hooshang Yazdani - Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Arak University, Arak, Iran
Alimohammad Mohammadi - Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Arak University, Arak, Iran
خلاصه مقاله:
Majid Nowruzi - PhD Candidate, Department of English Language and Literature, Arak University, Arak, Iran
Majid Amerian - Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Arak University, Arak, Iran
Hooshang Yazdani - Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Arak University, Arak, Iran
Alimohammad Mohammadi - Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Arak University, Arak, Iran
Grades represent one of the most common sources of evidence of student achievement in classrooms, though their relationship with test scores has remained understudied, particularly in settings such as in Iran, where English is taught as a foreign language. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between graded and tested achievement with respect to gender and proficiency level differences. Teacher-assigned grades and standardized achievement test scores of ۶۹۳ Iranian learners of English taught by ۱۵ teachers were examined. Primary analyses focused on the validity of teacher grades and the subsequent Pearson correlation coefficients revealed that grades associated positively with externally-validated test scores obtained from reliable tests, an indication of the validity of teacher grading. Additionally, the results of independent-samples t-tests showed that female students outperformed male students on achievement tests, but with fluctuations across proficiency levels. Higher proficiency levels gave male participants an advantage over female participants in achievement tests. Moreover, male teachers were found to grade female participants more accurately than their female counterparts. Implications are discussed for informing teachers about the validation of their grading practices, as well as for teacher education programs and teachers’ professional development.
کلمات کلیدی: assessment and grading practices, Graded Achievement, Tested Achievement, grades, achievement test scores, gender, Proficiency Level, Correlation
صفحه اختصاصی مقاله و دریافت فایل کامل: https://civilica.com/doc/1134164/