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In-service teachers' familiarisation of the CEFR-aligned school-based assessment in the Malaysian secondary ESL classroom

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Title
In-service teachers' familiarisation of the CEFR-aligned school-based assessment in the Malaysian secondary ESL classroom
Type
Article
Main Author
Singh, Charanjit Kaur Swaran
Additional Authors
  • Singh, Harsharan Kaur Jaswan
  • Ong, Eng Tek
  • Nor Azmi Mostafa
Subject
P Language and Literature
ISSN
0128-7702
Language Code
eng
Bibliographic Details
Place of Production
Tanjung Malim
Publisher
Fakulti Bahasa Dan Komunikasi
Year of publication
2021
Notes
Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Degree Type
Others
Corporate Name
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
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Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate in-service teachers' familiarization of the CEFR-aligned school-based assessment (SBA) in the Malaysian secondary ESL classroom. It also intends to explore teachers' knowledge, understanding, and perceptions of the CEFR-aligned SBA. The study also examined the implementation of the SBA and the challenges that TESL teachers faced embracing the CEFR-aligned SBA in their ESL classroom. An exploratory mixed-method research design was employed. Data were collected by administering a survey to 108 in-service teachers, and 12 in-service teachers participated in the interview. The results show that the in-service teachers have rather a good level of familiarization with CEFR-aligned SBA and a moderate level of awareness and comprehension of the CEFR-aligned SBA. However, the in-service teachers are aware of the importance of CEFR-aligned SBA to assist students to improve their proficiency. In-service teachers exhibit a good understanding of selecting the appropriate assessment tools and methods to assess students' learning. In-service teachers expressed their struggles and concerns regarding implementing CEFR-aligned SBA effectively, including lack of training, sourcing for good materials to teach, students' negative attitude towards the teaching and learning process, students' attendance, time constraint and their workload. In conclusion, the implementation of the CEFR-aligned SBA is crucial as it is a national agenda and teachers' involvement in executing the assessment is obligatory. ? Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.

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