Aleph
Volume 12, Numéro 3, Pages 89-102
2025-09-25

Assessing Middle School Learners : Perceptions And Challenges

Authors : Ogab Khadidja .

Abstract

Abstract The current research explores middle school assessment as part of the instructional process . The research aims at investigating perceptions and views about the assessment protocol from the eye of the instructor and the learner . Both teachers and students reflect their beliefs and interpretations about the constant process of summative assessment and testing they experience at the end of each teaching and learning period . As a matter of fact , the process of assessment reflects certain challenges and obstacles that hinder students achievement . To meet the aim of the research , 100 students and 4 teachers of English from El Emir Abdelkader middle school in Blida are randomly selected to participate in the study .To gather the data , a student perceptions questionnaire and a teachers questionnaire were utilized . Findings of the study revealed that there exists a significant relationship between teachers perceptions of assessment and their assessment practices . As well as a strong relationship between learners perceptions of evaluation and their outcomes and achievement . Based the research findings , it is recommended to take learners and teachers perceptions into consideration when designing any type of research .

Keywords

: Assessment process ; summative assessment ; achievement ; outcomes ; perceptions ; challenges