Naslov
Formative aspects of portfolio assessment in Business English and their impact on students' writing motivation

Autori
Radmilo Derado, Sanja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), stručni

Izvornik
Contemporary Issues in Economy and Technology - International Scientific and Professional Conference - Conference Proceedings / Plazibat, Bože - Split : Sveučilište u Splitu, 2014, 567-575

ISBN
978-953-7220-15-0

Skup
Contemporary Issues in Economy and Technology

Mjesto i datum
Split, Hrvatska, 19.06.2014. - 21.06.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Business English; writing portfolio; formative aspect of writing assessment; student motivation

Sažetak
A writing portfolio is a purposeful collection of students´ work that demonstrates their progress and achievements in one or more areas of the core curriculum. Portfolios enhance the overall assessment of the specific language skills, encourage self-directed learning, enlarge the view of what is learned, and provide the tool for student self-evaluation. They also serve as a productive link between teaching and assessment since they encourage productive learning. The formative potential of portfolio assessment in ESP has largely been neglected in latest research which focuses predominantly on summative aspects of students´ writing assessment. Based on student questionnaire and student-teacher interviews, the paper addresses the issue of portfolio assessment through its formative potential and finds that, although students still prefer traditional grading of their written work as the best way to assess their current achievement, they have a positive attitude towards the formative dimension of the portfolio assessment process. The paper also discusses the ways in which this dimension can be further strengthened in order to benefit students´ writing motivation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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