Learner Centered EFL Exams & Grading: A Classroom Study of Effectiveness

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Morgan Lake

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The purpose of this Classroom Action Research study was to: 1) refine the definition of the Learner Centered (LC) Learning Model, 2) develop LC Objectives based on this definition for exams and grading, 3) create a new form of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) examination and grading methodology which meet these LC Objectives, 4) measure the effectiveness of this LC exam and grading experience, and 5) compare the effectiveness of this LC experience with traditional exam and grading methods. 118 university undergraduate and graduate learners took a midterm exam (multiple choice or essay), were graded and then surveyed. Even though the majority of the learners in the study were teacher centered and had not experienced this new LC EFL Essay Exam, or this new LC Grading Method before: the learners reported that they were tested and graded more fairly and more accurately, than traditional exam and grading methods. In addition, learners in the study reported this LC EFL Essay Exam and LC Grading Method: supported their independent thinking, assessed knowledge they felt was important, and provided a valuable learning experience.

 

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Lake, M. (2003). Learner Centered EFL Exams & Grading: A Classroom Study of Effectiveness. Journal of Studies in the English Language, 1, 41–66. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jsel/article/view/21842
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