İLİN, Gülden Çukurova Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İngiliz Dili eğitimi, Turkey , YILDIRIM, Rana Çukurova Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İngiliz Dili eğitimi, Turkey

English Level Determination Exam from the Perspectives of Primary School English Teachers

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One of the issues which has remained the same after the introduction of the new educational system so-called 4+4+4 is the central assessment procedure, namely the administration of “English Level Determination Exam” (ELDE). This study attempts to explore how teachers of English view this central exam as an assessment tool regarding its potential impact on methodology, materials, tasks, and assessment techniques, classroom management and teachers’ relationship with students, parents and school administration. The study also aims to investigate teachers’ perceptions related to how the new system will show itself in the current assessment procedure. Findings reveal discrepancy between what is proposed by the National Ministry of Education Curriculum and teachers’ perceptions of their classroom practice, mismatch between the assessment techniques applied in the classroom and ELDE and that the majority of teachers do not have any idea about how the exam will manifest itself in the new education system.

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English as a Foreign Language , Young language learners , Assessment.

pamukkale university journal of education

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