Self-assessment resource for EAL pre-service and in-service teachers and EAL K-16 educators in the MENA region
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
QScience Proceedings
Publication Date
4-29-2015
Abstract
The purpose of this session is to describe and share sample items of a contextually relevant resource developed specifically for English as an Additional Language (EAL) student-teachers and EAL teachers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Fifteen EAL and teacher/education academics created, reviewed and piloted the 300 multiple-choice-item resource. The resource supports teachers' lifelong learning and measures their progress in applying strategies, methods, and theories in EAL teaching/learning in the five TESOL International domains: language foundations, culture, instruction, assessment and professionalism (2010). The resource supports EAL outcomes-based curricula and reinforces independent learning and self-assessment to improve EAL professional content knowledge, professional pedagogical skills and professional disposition. If used effectively, the self-assessment resource can be a powerful learning tool. This resource allows EAL student teachers and EAL teachers to engage in self assessing i...
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Publisher
Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
Volume
2015
First Page
6
Disciplines
Education | Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Recommended Citation
Midraj, Robin Dada, Jessica Midraj, Sadiq, "Self-assessment resource for EAL pre-service and in-service teachers and EAL K-16 educators in the MENA region" (2015). All Works. 3062.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/3062
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