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Enhancing Language Education through Alternative Assessment Practices in Technology-Based Settings
Given the challenging nature of large-scale standardized assessments due to the complexities, it is vital to obtain equitable assessment practices for enhancing English language learning and ability during instruction and course of study. Moving beyond standardized tests, we can use alternative assessment to incorporate learning, instruction, and measurement and develop a practical assessment approach for learning purposes regularly. Alternative assessment results from the mentioned research move have brought various alternatives to standardized tests for enhancing the quality of instruction and shifting scholarly attention toward learning rather than testing. Specifically, during technology-based assessment practices, the insufficiencies of existing traditional tests for different students’ needs and purposes have created the must adopt a more user-friendly approach to assessment that can incorporate multiple intelligences, approach students’ preferred learning styles, involve language learners’ higher-level thinking skills, use more of authentic and real-world tasks and activities. Thus, this aims to illustrate the benefits, processes, and outcomes of alternative assessment practices in technology-based environments for enhancing the quality of language education.
Part of the book: Reimagining Education