Effects Of Formative Assessment On Listening Comprehension Performance Of EFL Learners At Dong Nai Technology University

Trang Thi Thuy Le

Abstract


Assessment plays an important role in language students’ learning development. While summative assessment aims to measure what students have gained at the end of a course, formative assessment focuses on evaluating the process of acquiring knowledge and practicing skills. This paper aimed to review the benefits of using formative assessment in teaching English and develop particular activities in order to teach listening skills. Some activities were used to teach listening skills to a class of EFL learners at Dong Nai Technology University then the effectiveness was evaluated by the researcher. The results revealed that each type had its own strengths and weaknesses so teachers had to follow the cycle of formative assessment to utilize the benefits of each activity.


Keywords


formative assessment, listening skills, listening comprehension, EFL learners

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v26.2.3102

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