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Kurdish Tertiary EFL Teachers’ Assessment Literacy in Alternative Assessments and Its Influence on the Ethicality of Their Assessments

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Assessment has witnessed a great transformation in the past decade or so because it is considered an integral part of the instructional process. This transformation has recognized the impact of such factors as ethicality and professionalism on assessment and test performance. This chapter aims to critically analyse the effect of language assessment literacy in alternative assessment on the ethicality of English language assessment practices among Kurdish tertiary EFL teachers. After discussing concepts related to alternative assessment, the chapter provides a description of the current assessment situation in some Kurdistan Region English departments and then it discusses the level of Kurdish EFL teachers’ assessment literacy in alternative assessment and how that influences their assessment practices.

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  1. University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah Region of Kurdistan, Iraq

    Dler Abdullah Ismael

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  2. Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai Men, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Christine Coombe

  3. Language Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman

    Faisal Al-Maamari

  4. Language and Translation, Dhofar University, Oman, Salalah, Oman

    Vijay Thakur

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Ismael, D.A. (2017). Kurdish Tertiary EFL Teachers’ Assessment Literacy in Alternative Assessments and Its Influence on the Ethicality of Their Assessments. In: Al-Mahrooqi, R., Coombe, C., Al-Maamari, F., Thakur, V. (eds) Revisiting EFL Assessment. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32601-6_3

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