ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSMENT

Nadjai, Djelloul; Ghouar, Amor

مجلة العلوم الاجتماعية والإنسانية
Volume 10, Numéro 1, Pages 15-22
2017-06-30

Ethical And Professional Considerations In Assessment

Authors : Nadjai Djelloul . Ghouar Amor .

Abstract

professional practices, and the demands of the stakeholders and market. The current study adopts an exploratory approach to address three focal research questions. First, it attempts to identify the different testing methods used by EFL teachers. Second, it delves into the strengths and limitations of the multi-sources of evaluation conventions adopted in the EFL context. Third, it examines the properties of testing scales employed in the English department. The study involves 48 teachers of the department of English at Batna 2 University. The study has shown that EFL teachers at Batna 2 University tend to have different benchmarks for examining learners’ oral and written productions. Also, it has been found, also, that EFL teachers do value more the ethical aspect of assessment and the different professional practices at the expense of testing standards, notwithstanding that there are some teachers who are unaware of the different testing criteria. In fact, this study endeavors to come up with some concrete proposals for reconsidering the aspect of assessing EFL proficiency.