Title :
Computer-assisted formative assessment in language classrooms: Focus and forms
Author :
Cheng Ke ; Wang Yingwei ; Hou Xiaoli ; Yang Yajun
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Appl. Sci. & Technol., Beijing Union Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
In computerized language assessment, formative assessment presently turns out to be one of the major areas of use. The saying paper is intended to give a brief review of certain issues involving application of computer-assisted formative assessment (CAFA) in the field of Language Assessment in terms of (1) historical perspectives embodied in development from computer-assisted assessment (CAA) to computer-assisted language assessment (CALA) then to internet or web-assisted assessment; (2) effectiveness issues in computerized formative assessment in the area of Language E-Assessment; (3) Forms and tools (E-work and E-portfolio) existing for us to employ this innovative approach for language assessment, for there are several areas where we are still in need of better understanding the computerized language assessment.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; natural language processing; Internet; Web-assisted assessment; computer-assisted formative assessment; computer-assisted language assessment; computerized formative assessment; computerized language assessment; language classroom; language e-assessment; Appraisal; Computers; Educational institutions; Portfolios; Software; Testing; Computer-assisted formative assessment; language Assessment;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science & Education (ICCSE), 2011 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9717-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICCSE.2011.6028897