Self-Assessment of Vocabulary and Relevant Language Skills for Evaluation Purposes
Galina Kavaliauskienė
Abstract
Learner self-assessment of linguistic performance has been lately used due to its potential to activate the process of learning. Self-assessment raises learner awareness of language use and leads to developing learner responsibility and autonomy. However, usefulness of self-assessment for evaluation purposes has been scarcely researched.
This paper examines some aspects of learners’ self-assessment for evaluation purposes at tertiary level. Research focuses on self-assessment of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) vocabulary and some language skills relevant for vocabulary retention. Data on learner self-assessment are compared to actual results in tests. The analysis provided points to importance of self-evaluation in language acquisition and suggests practical implications of self-assessment for evaluation.
Article in English
Keyword(s): ESP vocabulary; self-assessment; evaluation
DOI: 10.3846/coactivity.2007.29
Cited-By
1. Boosting vocabulary learning through self-assessment in an English language teaching context
Adriana Duque Micán, Liliana Cuesta Medina
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education vol: 42 issue: 3 first page: 398 year: 2017
doi: 10.1080/02602938.2015.1118433
Coactivity: Philology, Educology / Santalka: Filologija, Edukologija ISSN 2351-714X, eISSN 2335-7711
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