scholarly journals Peer Assessment in EFL Writing Classes: Investigating Kurdish Students’ Attitudes

Twejer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1255-1287
Author(s):  
Qismat M. Zahawi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Assessment Technique ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Content Organization ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Grading Model

Peer assessment refers to students assessing their peers' work and providing grades and/or feedback. This study investigates Kurdish EFL students' attitudes toward peer assessment. To this end, the peer assessment technique will be utilised in teaching academic writing to second-year students in the English Department, College of Basic Education. Participants will be trained on how to assess their peers' writing by using Jacobs et al 's (1981) writing scale as a descriptor grading model. This scale provides five subscales for evaluating a written paragraph, namely: content, organization, vocabulary, language use, and mechanics. After implementing this model for 16 weeks, the students have shown positive attitudes toward implementing peer assessment in their writing classes as a practical assessment technique.

scholarly journals The Conception of Trauma in Depicting the Battlefields In Wilfred Owen’s War Poetry

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Taybat I. Dewali ◽  
Lazgin K. Barany
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
War Poetry ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Political Sciences ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
College Of Law ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
College Of Engineering

This study aims at finding out the attitudes of non-English majors’ students at University of Duhok towards English language andearning, in general, and at University of Duhok in particular and exploring the reasons behind their attitudes. The study also investigates the differences in the participants' attitudes based on their major, gender, and studying level. For this purpose, a questionnaire mainly adopted from Gardner's (2004) "Attitude/Motivation Test Battery" was distributed to (259) students from six colleges affiliated to University of Duhok. These six colleges were divided into two groups: Sciences (College of Veterinary, College of Engineering, and College of Sciences) and Humanities (College of Law and Political Sciences, College of Economics and Administration, and College of Basic Education). The findings have revealed that students under study have expressed positive attitudes towards both the English language itself as a language and learning it as a subject of study. The study also has shown that there were no significant differences in the students' attitudes towards the study's variables due to gender and studying level, however, a significant difference based on the students' major was found.

scholarly journals Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes Toward the Implementation of the Politeness Principle in Classroom Interactions

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-60
Author(s):  
Kavi S. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Classroom Interactions ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Students Attitudes

Politeness is considered to promote effective interaction between people. In the process of language teaching and learning, it is believed to enhance learning by providing a lively and friendly atmosphere in the classroom (Jiang, 2010). During classroom periods, including class policy, activities, and techniques, a teacher’s language plays a critical role; it also plays an important role while giving academic instructions, motivating the class, and during the evaluation of a student’s performance and participation. This paper approaches classroom interaction from a pragmatic perspective by adopting Leech’s politeness principle and maxims. It aims to answer the following 2 questions: first, “what are the teachers’ attitudes toward the implementation of the politeness principle during classroom interactions?” and second, “what are the students’ attitudes toward the implementation of the politeness principle during classroom interactions?” To achieve the aims of this study by finding answers to the questions, the researcher prepared 2 sets of questionnaires: 1 for the teachers in the English Department and 1 for the fourth year students in the same department at the College of Basic Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Iran, for the academic year of 2018 to 2019. By analyzing the data collected, it was found that both the teachers and students have positive attitudes toward the politeness maxims and the implementation thereof during classroom interactions; furthermore, there was agreement between the teachers’ and students’ responses to the questionnaires for most of the politeness maxims except in 3 cases, which were for the maxims of sympathy, obligation (S to O), and feeling reticence.

scholarly journals Attitudes of the students of the College of Basic Education Towards the Implementation of Moodle System in Managing University E-Courses to Enhance the Learning Process in Kuwait

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Ahmad Alfailakawi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Applied Education ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
And Training

The study aimed at investigating the Attitudes of the students of the College of Basic Education Towards the implementation of Moodle System in managing University E-Courses to Enhance the Learning Process in Kuwait. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method and then developed a questionnaire to measure students’ attitudes towards the use of Moodle system in E-courses management. The study tool was divided into two domains; striving for the benefit of Moodle system and the importance of using the Moodle system, the study tool’s reliability and validity were verified. The study sample consisted of (397) bachelor (male and female) students from the college of Basic Education in the Public authority for applied education and training in Kuwait. The findings revealed that the student’s tendency towards using Moodle system in university E-courses management came medium. The results also showed no statistically significant differences due to the effect of sex in all domains and the full degree. The existence of statistically significant differences due to the academic level’s effect in all fields and the differences came in favor of the first and second academic year in all domains and the full degree.

scholarly journals Investigating Students’ and Staff Members’ Attitudes Toward the Efficiency of the Language Skills Modules Offered During the Foundation Year

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Abdulmohsen A. Dashti
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English Department ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
English Major ◽  
English Language Teachers

In the scope of teaching English as a foreign language, and more specifically teaching speaking, reading, and writing, this study investigated the attitudes English language teachers-to-be have towards the three language skills modules, namely, Conversation, Reading, and Basic writing, offered by the College of Basic Education (hereafter CBE) in Kuwait. It also investigated the concerns of staff members at the English department in CBE with regards to the matter. The study utilized two questionnaires, one distributed to the students’ population, i.e., English major students (the sample received was (N 385), and the other one distributed to all staff members in the English department in CBE (N 27). In addition, 20 students were randomly selected and interviewed to verify the questionnaires’ results. The data, then, were analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Percentages, means and standard deviations were calculated together with t test and ANOVA. Results showed that even though most students and staff members showed positive attitudes towards most of the questionnaires’ items, others were concerned about a few items.

scholarly journals Does Praising Intelligence Improve Achievements? An ESL Case

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Rahima Sayed Sulaiman Akbar ◽  
Nada Al-Gharabally
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Women's College ◽  
Esl Writing ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
And Control ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
Positive Effect

Praising is considered to have a positive effect on learners’ motivations. Yet, what to praise and how to praise is an issue of controversy. The present study looks at the effect of praising ESL learners’ writing efforts in English as opposed to evaluating their writing abilities in order to test Dweck (2007) theory of praising intelligence or effort. The investigation is based on a set of language parameters used in conventional evaluation of ESL writing pieces.Forty adult English L2 learners at the women’s College of Basic Education, English Department, who were enrolled in writing classes comprised the study’s experimental and control groups. The study’s findings indicate that praising the effort increases the learners’ motivation and creates a relaxed teaching and learning environment.The present study highlights the importance of incorporating the praise of a student’s effort within the grading. Since grading plays a motivating factor on how well the learners’ work progresses, it follows that it should strategically place importance on the teacher’s feedback as well as clear instructions for improvement.

scholarly journals PENILAIAN SIKAP SISWA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN KIMIA MELALUI TEKNIK SELF ASSESSMENT DAN PEER ASSESSMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Hairida Hairida
Keyword(s):  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Attitude Assessment ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Assessment Technique ◽  
Chemistry Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Assessment Sheet ◽  
Students Attitudes

Keikutsertaan siswa dalam penilaian sangat penting agar siswa memahami apa yang harus dilakukannya dalam belajar. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui  penggunaan teknik self dan peer assessment dalam penilaian sikap pada pembelajaran kimia adalah efektif, dan respon guru serta siswa terhadap penggunaan self assessment dan peer assessment dalam pembelajaran kimia. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimen dengan alat pengumpul data berupa lembar self assessment dan peer assessment dalam bentuk kuesioner, serta wawancara. Hasil dari penelitian disimpulkan bahwa teknik self dan peer assessment efektif digunakan untuk menilai sikap siswa  kelas X SMAN di Pontianak dalam mata pelajaran kimia.   Respon guru serta siswa terhadap self assessment dan peer assessment menunjukkan kriteria baik,  dengan perolehan skor rata-rata masing-masing  sebesar 82,4 dan 80,5.Kata kunci: penilaian sikap,  self assessment,  peer assessment Student participation in assessment is essential so that students could understand what to do in learning. The purpose of this research is to find out the use of self assesment and peer assessment technique in attitude assessment on chemistry learning is effective, and teachers' and students' response to self assessment and peer assessment in chemistry learning. The research method used in this research is experimental with self assessment sheet and peer assessment sheet in the form of questionnaire and interview as the tool for collecting data. The result concluded that self assessment and peer assessment technique is effective to evaluate 10th grader students' attitudes of  SMAN in Pontianak in chemistry subject. Teacher and student response to self assessment and peer assessment shows good criterion, with average score 82.4 and 80.5.Keywords: attitude assessment, self assessment, peer asessment

scholarly journals Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Including Students with Moderate Learning Difficulties in Mainstream Schools in the Context of Kuwait

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Alenezi Nouf ◽  
Alqallaf Bader ◽  
Zainab Abbas
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Towards Inclusion

Inclusive education has become a global trend in the provision of services for students with disabilities. While attitudes towards inclusion have been studied widely in some countries, little research in this area has been conducted in Kuwait. This study responds to this need by researching pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education. This study examined Kuwaiti pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards including students with Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) in general education classrooms. Questionnaires were distributed to 452 Kuwaiti pre-service male and female teachers at the College of Basic Education. Several factors, such as teachers’ knowledge, were found to be related to pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion. The results of the study indicated that, overall, Kuwaiti pre-service teachers hold positive attitudes towards inclusion.

scholarly journals Letting the Cat out of the Bag: EFL College Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English Idioms

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Shorouq Khalid Al-Houti ◽  
Sultan M. Aldaihani
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Study Data ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Efl College Students ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Attitudes Towards Learning

Learning idioms is an uphill battle for many language learners. Thus, this quantitative study aims to shed light on English as Foreign Language (EFL) college students’ attitudes towards idiom learning. Specifically, the study is interested in revealing their attitudes towards (1) the importance of idiom learning, (2) the difficulties of idiom learning and (3) the learning strategies of idioms. Additionally, the study attempts to determine if there is an influence of age and/or year of study on the students’ attitudes towards learning English idioms. Participants were 218 female EFL college students at the College of Basic Education (CBE) in Kuwait. A five-point Likert-scale questionnaire was employed to obtain data for the study. Data analysis of the questionnaire uncovered the learners’ preferred strategies and sources of difficulties when learning idioms. Results showed that students had positive attitudes towards English idiom learning. Significant differences in the results were found when age was taken into account.

BLENDED CLASSROOM OUTCOMES: TEACHING WRITING BY USING PROBLEM BASED LEARNING FOLLOWED BY PEER ASSESSMENT

2021 ◽  
pp. 299-301
Author(s):  
Batirova Ma’rifat Hamidovna
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Process Writing ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Face To Face Learning

The article focuses on effective using educational platforms as well as face to face learning modes in the example of academic writing class held with B2 level students of economic faculty. Six research questions were investigated in this study: What are the different attitudes towards blended learning? How to achieve active engagement of students in writing classes? How can PBL be used in process writing? What are the advantages of seminar classes function in Moodle for peer checking? What competencies and skills are assessed in the class under discussion? The study concludes by drawing the implications and results of the investigation. KEY WORDS: blended learning, problem based learning, process writing, peer checking, educational platform.

scholarly journals Barriers of the Inclusion of Children with Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Classes from Pre-service Teachers’ Viewpoints

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-341
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Severe Intellectual Disability ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Academic Barriers ◽  
Academic Courses ◽  
The Government

This study aims to investigate the barriers towards inclusion of children identified as having SEN in mainstream classes in Kuwait as seen by 452 pre-service teachers at the College of Basic Education. The researchers used a mixed-methods design that involved both an open-ended questionnaire and focus group. Each method investigated dimensions of the barriers towards inclusion in Kuwait as well as the SEN categories that participants believed would be most or least possible to include in mainstream classes. It was found that there are five different dimensions of possible barriers to inclusion: barriers from teachers, social barriers, academic barriers, physical barriers, and psychological barriers. It also found that the SEN categories seen as most possible to include were: moderate intellectual disability, specific learning disabilities, and giftedness, respectively. On the other hand, the SEN categories seen as least possible to include were: severe needs, severe intellectual disability, and autism. The study suggested that the government should institute new courses to prepare pre-service teachers for the challenges, revealed by this research, which prospective teachers expect to face when teaching in inclusive schools. This could help teachers build up more positive attitudes towards inclusion. Therefore, colleges of education should develop their academic courses so that they take into account the findings of this study and work accordingly Keywords: Inclusion, students with SEN, barriers, Kuwait

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