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Assessment and Feedback in EFL: Theory and Practice
Khaloufah Alshehri
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2018.07.001
Umm Al-Qura University, College of Education, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Aassessments and feedback are two practical aspects that can be encountered at any educational domain. They are intersected in such a way that each of which may not only rely on the other, but also impact its implications as well. For instance, assessment should be accompanied with a real feedback that is suitable to that type of assessment to become constructive to student’s learning. Not doing so, the purpose of the assessment becomes merely a testing one. It means that the students will be given a grade or mark (numerical judgement) with no more clarifications regarding their strengths or weaknesses. The main goal of this paper is to address assessment from different angles by critically revising the literature and relevant applications of assessment, testing, and feedback delivery to the EFL students. Then, some suggested recommendations from the author will be included as a reflection to the relevant research and literature.
assessment, test, formative, summative, feedback
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