An investigation into the online language teaching and assessment practices during COVID-191

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Çankaya P., Köksal D.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SPECTRUM, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.1-17, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)

Özet

Due to a growing number of casualties, company and school closures, and a lack of social connections, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in several unanticipated challenges. As a result, to cope with these challenges, online education served as a great way to bridge the distances through digital tools. For effective and quality online learning, all stakeholders involving active implementers of educational programs, namely teachers, students, and administrators, should be aware of its benefits and drawbacks. To this end, the current study attempts to uncover the perspectives of ELT instructors about online language teaching and assessment through a qualitative research design. The results showed that all participants considered online language assessment and teaching inevitable, thus making it necessary to employ efficient methods for designing and administering online assessments and interpreting the scores. On the contrary, the respondents noted many challenges and problems, including academic misconduct, difficulty in proctoring, being open to manipulation, validity and reliability concerns. The study ends with practical implications for teacher training programs and further research ideas.