Making Sense of Alternative Assessment in a Qualitative Evaluation System

In a Colombian private English institution, a qualitative evaluation system has been incorporated. This type of evaluation poses challenges to students who have never been evaluated through a system that eliminates exams or quizzes and, as a consequence, these students have to start making sense of...

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Main Author: Javier Rojas Serrano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-07-01
Series:Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Online Access:http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/57178
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Summary:In a Colombian private English institution, a qualitative evaluation system has been incorporated. This type of evaluation poses challenges to students who have never been evaluated through a system that eliminates exams or quizzes and, as a consequence, these students have to start making sense of it. This study explores the way students face the new qualitative evaluation system and their views on alternative assessment as a way to help them make headway with their English learning process.
ISSN:1657-0790