The effect of an instructional program based on authentic assessment on the achievement of EFL secondary stage students in Jordan in reading and writing skills
Other Title(s)
أثر استخدام برنامج تدريس معتمد على التقويم الواقعي في تحصيل طلبة المرحلة الثانوية في الأردن في مهارتي القراءة و الكتابة في اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية
Dissertant
Muhaydat, Muhammad Mahmud Talal
Thesis advisor
al-Kumi, Abd al-Salam Abd al-Khaliq
Comitee Members
al-Khawlidah, Ahmad Hamad
Abu Zaynah, Farid Kamil
al-Sharah, Nail D.
University
Amman Arab University
Faculty
Faculty of Educational Sciences and psychological
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Date
2008
English Abstract
The present study aimed at investigating the effect of an instructional program based on authentic assessment on the achievement of EFL secondary stage students in Jordan in reading and writing Skills.
It attempted to answer the following questions: 1.
Is there a difference in Jordanian Secondary school students' achievement in reading comprehension between the experimental group and the control group due to the method of assessment? 2.
Is there a difference in Jordanian secondary school students' achievement in the writing skill between the experimental group and the control group due to the method of assessment? The study hypotheses were stated as follows: (1) There is no statistically significant difference (α = 0.05) in Jordanian secondary school students' achievement in reading comprehension between the experimental group and the control group due to the method of assessment. (2) There is no statistically significant difference (α = 0.05) in Jordanian secondary school students' achievement in writing between the experimental group and the control group due to the method of assessment. The subjects of the study consisted of 70 eleventh grade students selected from Sa’ad Bin Abi-Waqas Secondary School in Irbid First Directorate of Education.
These subjects were divided into an experimental group and a control group.
To examine the study hypotheses, the researcher developed an instructional program based on authentic assessment techniques.
This program consisted of two parts: one for reading and the other for writing.
He used this program to assess the experimental group students.
The researcher also developed another program based on traditional assessment to assess the control group students.
This program also consisted of two parts: one for reading and the other for writing.
In addition, the researcher developed two achievement tests to assess the subjects' reading and writing skills before and after conducting the experiment.
The validity of the two instructional programs as well as the validity and reliability of the reading and writing tests were established.
The experiment lasted for one semester (approximately three months).
Students' scores on the reading and writing tests were analyzed using the t-test. The findings of the study showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups on the reading achievement post-test and on the writing achievement post-test in favour of the experimental group which was taught by using authentic assessment techniques. In light of these findings, the researcher proposed recommendations to the Ministry of Education, EFL teachers, and researchers who are interested in authentic assessment.
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
No. of Pages
172
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Introduction.
Chapter Two : Review of related literature.
Chapter Three : Method and procedures.
Chapter Four : Findings of the study.
Chapter Five : Discussions and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhaydat, Muhammad Mahmud Talal. (2008). The effect of an instructional program based on authentic assessment on the achievement of EFL secondary stage students in Jordan in reading and writing skills. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-433960
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhaydat, Muhammad Mahmud Talal. The effect of an instructional program based on authentic assessment on the achievement of EFL secondary stage students in Jordan in reading and writing skills. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University. (2008).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-433960
American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhaydat, Muhammad Mahmud Talal. (2008). The effect of an instructional program based on authentic assessment on the achievement of EFL secondary stage students in Jordan in reading and writing skills. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-433960
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-433960
