An Investigation into the Effect of Dynamic Assessment on the EFL Learners' Process Writing Development

Autor/inn/en	Rashidi, Nasser; Bahadori Nejad, Zahra
Titel	An Investigation into the Effect of Dynamic Assessment on the EFL Learners' Process Writing Development
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 8 (2018) 2, (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-2440
DOI	10.1177/2158244018784643
Schlagwörter	Evaluation Methods; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Writing Processes; Teaching Methods; Student Motivation; Writing Skills; Foreign Countries; Scores; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Revision (Written Composition); Student Attitudes; Language Tests; Iran; International English Language Testing System + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulische Motivation; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Ausland; Korrektur; Schülerverhalten; Language test; Sprachtest; Language tests; Englisch
Abstract	The present study was undertaken to explore the practicality and the effect of dynamic assessment on L2 writing ability of Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. To this end, 17 EFL learners divided into two groups, participated in this article. Then, dynamic assessment procedure was done in three steps, topic-choice, idea-generation, and macro-revising. All these steps ran with the mediation of the teacher and also the learners together. The results of the study indicated that dynamic assessment significantly influenced participants' scores, enhanced their writing ability, and illustrated that experimental group's dynamic assessment scores were generally higher than the control group's scores. The results of the learners' interview assured that dynamic assessment could improve the learners' EFL process writing and their writing confidence. It also elevated their motivation in their writing ability. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01