Washback effect of participation assessment on preparatory year students’ mid and final scores at Umm Al Qura University, Makah
Joint Authors
Abd Allah, Abd Allah Yasin
Alam, Iftikhar
Source
Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.56-69, 14 p.
Publisher
Sudan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Scientific Research
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Participation Assessment is aimed to improve and motivate students learning inside the classroom during coursework.
Participation Assessment affects course leaning which hasan influence on midterm and final scores.
Sometimes the participationassessment washbackeffect is often not as effective as the policy makers hoped it would be.
Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, has allotted 20%marks for participation in the university evaluation system for English language.The participation marks are designedto promote better learning attitudes among students.
It is viewed that participation assessment will bring a positive change in students’ performance.
The university assessment scheme is divided into 20% for participation, 30% for midterm and 50% for final exams.
Participationmarks are purely based on formative assessment.
This study was carried out toinvestigate the currentparticipation assessmenttools (class and home assignments,class participation, and attendance)washback effect on students’ mid and final scores.
To investigate and analyzed the washback effect, First, data was collected out of the official grades of the first semester of academic year (2016-2017) of200 PreparatoryYear students at Al Qunfudah Campus – Um Al Qura University,Makah.
Second, a questionnaire was asked from 200 Preparatory Year students to investigate the washback effect of the current tools of participation assessment as per students’ perspective.Thedescriptive data analysespointed outthe conflictingfunction of participation tools as a formative assessment; at one sideeasy tools of marks but at the other sideineffective agents for learning outcomes.
The participation assessment tools are not applied properly to achieve the targeted objectives.
The study shows the negative washbackeffect on final summative grades
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alam, Iftikhar& Abd Allah, Abd Allah Yasin. 2019. Washback effect of participation assessment on preparatory year students’ mid and final scores at Umm Al Qura University, Makah. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies،Vol. 20, no. 4, pp.56-69.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1337591
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alam, Iftikhar& Abd Allah, Abd Allah Yasin. Washback effect of participation assessment on preparatory year students’ mid and final scores at Umm Al Qura University, Makah. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies Vol. 20, no. 4 (Dec. 2019), pp.56-69.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1337591
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alam, Iftikhar& Abd Allah, Abd Allah Yasin. Washback effect of participation assessment on preparatory year students’ mid and final scores at Umm Al Qura University, Makah. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies. 2019. Vol. 20, no. 4, pp.56-69.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1337591
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 67-69
Record ID
BIM-1337591