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Perceptions of teacher assessment practices in ESL

Tania Žuvela Blažević orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-6378 ; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Mara Ruža Blažević orcid.org/0000-0002-6068-0445 ; Fakultet elektrotehnike, strojarstva i brodogradnje, Split, Hrvatska

Abstract

This paper is based on research investigating how assessment practices used by
teachers in secondary schools in Croatia affected student perception of fairness. In
particular, this research focussed on the extent to which teachers consistently implemented
assessment practices and made judgements of student achievement, and how these judgements
were likely to affect these student perceptions. Consequently, studying the application of
teacher assessment led to an evaluation of the effects of teacher assessment practices on
student perceptions of fairness. The need to assess influences the creation and implementation
of assessment, which in turn influences the end result of assessment. Three secondary school
subjects, including English taught as a second language in Croatia, involving 6 teachers from
two Croatian secondary schools formed the research sample. Ensuing results in terms of
student perception of teacher performance is focused on with results showing students rated a
teacher of English the most favourably in terms of student perception of teacher fairness in
implementing fair assessment practices.

Keywords

teacher assessment; student perceptions; ESL; fairness

Hrčak ID:

267298

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/267298

Publication date:

15.12.2021.

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