THE INFLUENCES OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND LEVELS OF EDUCATION ON ESP INSTRUCTORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AT DANANG UNIVERSITY

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  • Nguyen Ha Truc Giang*

Keywords:

formative assessment
perception
ESP department
level of education
year of experience

Abstract

This research investigates the perception of formative assessment of language instructors of non-English major students at Danang University. The population of this study includes lecturers of the English for Specific Purpose (ESP) Department, at the University Of Foreign Language Studies of Danang University. The investigator uses questionnaire administered through Google Docs. The study also investigates the relationship between teachers’ year of experience and level of education, and their perception toward formative assessment. Generally, ESP lecturers hold positive attitudes toward formative assessment and there are correlative relationship between teachers’ years of experience and levels of education and their perception of formative assessment.

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Jun 30, 2014
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Nguyen Ha Truc Giang*. “THE INFLUENCES OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND LEVELS OF EDUCATION ON ESP INSTRUCTORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AT DANANG UNIVERSITY”. The University of Danang - Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 6, no. 79.2, June 2014, pp. 34-38, https://jst-ud.vn/jst-ud/article/view/159.

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