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Profile Issues in Teachers` Professional Development
Print version ISSN 1657-0790
Abstract
SAYYADI, Ali. In-Service University-Level EFL Instructors’ Language Assessment Literacy and Training Needs. profile [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.1, pp.77-95. Epub Mar 22, 2022. ISSN 1657-0790. https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v24n1.93676.
The study examined university-level English instructors’ assessment training experiences, classroom-based assessment practices, and assessment training needs in Iran. Sixty-eight instructors who were randomly selected through academic social networks filled out a questionnaire. Eight instructors were also interviewed. The results indicated that the instructors had received insufficient training, especially in practical aspects, because they had solely been exposed to assessment concepts and theories in the limited and impractical assessment courses offered to preservice teachers in their universities. Also, they had recurrently failed to put their limited assessment knowledge into practice. Despite this situation, they preferred to get basic rather than advanced assessment training due to personal and contextual constraints. The study bears implications for university English instructors, teacher educators, and university administrators.
Keywords : assessment training needs; Iranian context; language assessment; literacy; university English instructors.