The Interplay between Language Skills and Dynamic Assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzaneh Shakki ◽  
Ali Derakhshan ◽  
Roya Sedigh Ziabari
Keyword(s):  
Learning Style ◽  
Cultural Theory ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Cognitive Modifiability

<p class="1"><span lang="X-NONE">Dynamic assessment (DA), as a pro-learning style of assessment, has been investigated in the educational literature for three decades or more. DA has been encouraged by the dearthof conventional static tests to prepare precise information about the individual’slearning abilities, change processes, specific deficient functions, and mediationalstrategies that are in charge for cognitive modifiability. DA, strongly rooted in Socio-cultural Theory (SCT) and Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), is essentially defined as an approach which takes into account personal differences and their uses for teaching which accepts intervention in the assessment method.</span><span lang="X-NONE">As stated by Lantolf and Poehner (2011), both collaborative functioning and interaction with others in DA differentiates it from traditional assessment. In DA processes, the emphasis is on the process rather than the products of learning. The important point is that dynamic assessment, as opposed to non-dynamic assessment (NDA), does not separate teaching from testing but instead takes them into account as two aspects of the same thing. Many authors have offered that DA could be used in all language skills, while others postulated that it cannot be useful in the ordinary classes. Regarding the significant contributions of DA in EFL/ESL contexts, the present paper, therefore, aims to review some important studies that have implemented DA on different language skills and the process of their research. It brings to the fore different theories underlying DA, including SCT and ZPD. It then elucidates two approaches to DA, namely interactionist and interventionist. It finally suggests some strands of research and emphasizes the implications of other studies conducted on the interplay between language skills and DA. </span></p>

scholarly journals Dynamic Assessment in Language Learning; An Overview and the Impact of Using Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Haya Mohammed Anazi Alsaadi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Cultural Theory ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Language Assessment ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
The Impact

Language assessment is a vital part of the process of learning and teaching a foreign language. Language learners need to be provided with the best methods to measure how much they are acquiring the target language and to select the most authentic tasks of testing for them. As it has been recommended to use multiple assessment instead of traditional summative one where nothing is concerned except measurement of decontextualized tasks without interactive feedback, dynamic assessment has been used as a means to reinforce learning and to motivate students as well as enhance language teaching. Dynamic assessment, can be rooted on Socio-cultural theory (SCT) and Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) by Vygotsky, as it allows for learning through interaction and mediation which indicates how beneficial it could be to utilize this method of assessment particularly through social media which is embedded nowadays with all of our daily tasks. Thus, this paper demonstrates the nature and effects of dynamic assessment as an influential method of assessing and maintaining the progress of language learners. Additionally, a comparison between dynamic assessment and static one is manifested. Besides, the theoretical background that supports this method is displayed. Moreover, how technology has been used effectively in language assessment and testing is illustrated. Furthermore, this paper presents implications and recommendations for further research regarding using social media to implement dynamic assessment in language learning which is considered the major goal of reviewing this literature.&nbsp;

scholarly journals دور وليات الفصول فى تنمية المهارة اللغوية لطالبات الفصل الأول للبنات الحرم الثالث بمعهد دارالسلام كونتور

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Fitri Rahmadhani Salsabilla
Keyword(s):  
Grade Level ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
New Student

In essence, the success of female students in the learning  in Gontor not only with intelligence possessed, but there are other factors that will influence this, that factor was the ability to speak Arabic. Arabic language skills is the ability of a person to has the ability to speak include: the ability of hearing, speech, reading, and writing skills are good and right. One of the parties responsible and plays an important role in instilling the ability to speak Arabic in ITTC Darussalam Gontor is master of class, because master of class is as representative headmaster and Director of KMI. Moreover, a new student class 1 KMI much needed next grade level This research is a qualitative descriptive field research, data collection techniques used are: 1) Interview, 2) Observation, and 3) Documentation. And to analyze the data, researchers use Miles and Huberman, namely: 1) Data Reduction, 2) Presentation of Data, and 3) Withdrawal Conclusion and Verivikasi Data. Therefore, the role and efforts master of class 1 in imparting language skills is required. From the analysis conducted, the researcher concludes that: 1) The role of the homeroom teacher in instilling the ability of the language is very important, and the role is: a) Motivate and teach students to be able to have language skills, b) Teaching Arabic with props and requires students to bring dictionary, c) Provide new vocabulary, d) Provide good example, e) Guarding to participate in the following language activities.

Dynamic Assessment of Learners of a Spoken Language

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-99
Author(s):  
Natalie Hasson
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
First Language ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Test Taker ◽  
Learning Potential ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Assessment Of Learning ◽  
Language Difficulties

Dynamic assessment (DA), or the assessment of learning potential, is becoming recognized as an alternative method that has wide application within the assessment of language. In moving away from comparison to normative data, the assessment enables a wider range of children to be assessed, including all of those for whom the norms do not apply, such as children with autistic spectrum conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), hearing loss, and bi- or multilingual children. In addition to differentiating language difficulties due to lack of experience with the target language from developmental language disorders (DLD), the DA procedure contributes a considerable amount of qualitative information about the learning skills of the test-taker. This chapter reviews the multiple models and methods of DA and the work that has been done to develop tools to assess language skills in first language learners.

Sociocultural theory and concept-based language instruction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
James P. Lantolf ◽  
Jiao Xi ◽  
Valeriya Minakova
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Sociocultural Theory ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Zone Of Proximal Development ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Based Instruction

In the initial sociocultural theory (SCT) timeline, Lantolf and Beckett (2009) surveyed a broad spectrum of research informed by sociocultural psychology as it was extended into the field of second language acquisition and language teaching. Since that time, the amount of research that has been published within the SCT framework has grown exponentially. With regard to the educational setting, two major strands of research have emerged; one that addresses pedagogical practice and the other that deals with assessment. The assessment strand, Dynamic Assessment, adheres to principles that emerge from the SCT concept of the Zone of Proximal Development and is the topic of a separate timeline (see Poehner & Wang, forthcoming). The pedagogical strand, the topic of the present article, is generally referred to as Concept-based Language Instruction (C-BLI), although in some publications the rubric Concept-based Instruction (CBI) is used. Unfortunately, the abbreviation of the alternative rubric has on more than one occasion been confused with content-based instruction, also abbreviated as CBI. We would like to suggest here that it would be better if SCT researchers were to adopt C-BLI to avoid misinterpretations going forward.

Dynamic assessment method for reactive power of DFIG

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongqian Liu ◽  
Fuxing Lai ◽  
Jie Yan ◽  
Fei Zhang ◽  
Zixin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Power ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method

Mobile-mediated dynamic assessment: A new perspective for second language development

ReCALL ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Andujar
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Language Performance ◽  
Class Time ◽  
Second Language Development ◽  
L2 Development ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Constant Source

AbstractThe present investigation analyses the potential of a pedagogical dynamic assessment (DA) approach to foster second language (L2) development through the use of a mobile instant messaging application. Students’ zone of actual and proximal development is observed through the use of a grammar and vocabulary level test and the use of the WhatsApp application respectively. Sixty students taking a B1 English course at the language centre of a Spanish university were studied. A mixed methods methodology was used to analyse the differences between two pre-existing groups (control and experimental), each consisting of 30 participants. Both groups received the same tuition and content, and students in the experimental group participated in a daily conversation in the application during a five-month period where negative feedback was provided by the teacher through the use of an inventory of prompts, from most implicit to most explicit. Throughout the research, pedagogical mobile-mediated DA became a central part of the students’ learning process, extending learning beyond the in-class time and becoming a constant source of L2 input and feedback. Moreover, results indicated that DA and dialogic mediation helped students reflect on their language performance, gradually requiring less explicit feedback and metalinguistic explanations.

scholarly journals A New Evaluation Technique Through Serious Games for Children with ASD

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Najoua Tahiri ◽  
Mohamed El Alami
Keyword(s):  
Serious Games ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Nonverbal Expression ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
A New Technique

Assessment at preschool age plays a crucial role in the process of learning especially for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), whom encounter communication difficulties as exchanging thoughts or information by speech, writing or nonverbal expression. Therefore, a welldesigned assessment method is necessary in order to guide learning and serve as a powerful tool to reinforce children's motivation to learn. Information about what a child with ASD knows, understands and is able to do is used by tutors to adjust their teaching strategies. All assessment methods have different purposes before, during or after instruction. Besides, formative assessment is the most recommended type that helps improving children's learning and it takes place during the learning process. Also, serious games provide a context for assessing a broader range of skills and constructs compared to traditional assessment approaches. In this article, we propose a new technique for evaluating the degree of concept's assimilation of children with ASD through serious games. It allows identifying concepts that children are struggling to understand and skills they are having difficulty acquiring.

The impact of Group Dynamic Assessment on the development of translation bilingual sub-competence

FORUM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-230
Author(s):  
Mahboubeh Shorofi ◽  
Mohammad Saleh Sanatifar ◽  
Mansoor Tavakoli
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Zone Of Proximal Development ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Competence Model ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Group Dynamic ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Qualitative Phase

Abstract For training translators in academic settings, the notion of translation bilingual sub-competence is fundamental. However, little research has addressed the practical methods for developing the trainees’ translation bilingual sub-competence. The present study investigated the impact of Group Dynamic Assessment on trainees’ translation bilingual sub-competence development and the ways it helps them develop their bilingual sub-competence. Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development and PACTE translation competence model served as the theoretical framework for the study. Methodologically, a mixed-methods study was designed. For the quantitative phase, a semi-experimental method, and for the qualitative phase, interviews were administered. The results confirmed that implementing a Group Dynamic Assessment developed the trainees’ translation bilingual sub-competence. The findings of the study can be used in professional development and in-service courses for the academic staff and could pave the way for further empirical research in translation pedagogy.

scholarly journals The Significance of Non-traditional and Alternative Assessment in English Language Teaching: Evidence From Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Mazin Mansory
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Alternative Assessment ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Static Assessment

Assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning in educational organizations that requires teachers to prepare tests in order to evaluate their learners’ performance. In language teaching contexts, traditional assessment often evaluates learners’ knowledge of previously learned language items. It is a mandatory process that determines the progress of language learners and the effectiveness of teaching/learning materials. This theoretical article reviews the literature on the notion of traditional assessment or static assessment which has certain shortcomings. Owing to the various drawbacks of static assessment, the review of related literature on the topic highlights and proposes alternative assessment methods, such as authentic assessment, dynamic assessment, peer assessment, and self-assessment.  In contrast to traditional assessment, these different forms of alternative assessment share a common purpose that is to provide language learners with an opportunity to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses and set their future learning goals. The most common of the assessment methods that encourage learners' reflection were peer assessment and self-assessment which involve learners to assess their own progress as well as engage with peers in classrooms to give each other feedback on their language learning tasks assigned by teachers. The studies reviewed in this article illustrate that alternative assessment methods in the form of peer and self-assessment have a positive influence on the language learners' performance and their learning outcomes. 

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