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Malaysian University Students’ Perceptions on the Use of Portfolio as an Assessment Tool in an ESL Writing Classroom

Mohd Rashid Mohd Saad, and Mohd Asri Mohd Noor, (2007) Malaysian University Students’ Perceptions on the Use of Portfolio as an Assessment Tool in an ESL Writing Classroom. Masalah Pendidikan, 30 (2). pp. 49-64. ISSN 0126-5024

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University of Malaya. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Language and Literacy Education.
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. Faculty of Business and Economics. Dept. of Educational Management.

Abstract

This article discusses the students’ perception towards the use of portfolios in the ESL writing class. Fifty students from a diploma course at a Malaysian university were involved in this project which extend over one semester. Each student was asked to write five essays in the duration of 14 weeks using the Portfolio Estimation Model for ESL. During the project’s implementation, students held discussions with their teachers with drafts of their writing before the complete essay was submitted. Students were also given a self-assessment and peer assessment checklist. The grades obtained was compared to student grade for their final examination. Students were asked to give their opinion about their perception towards the use of the portfolios to assess their ability to write.


Artikel ini membincangkan persepsi pelajar terhadap penggunaan portfolio dalam kelas penulisan ESL. Lima puluh pelajar kursus diploma di sebuah universiti tempatan terlibat dalam projek yang memakan masa satu semester. Pelajar dikehendaki menulis lima esei dalam masa 14 minggu menggunakan Model Pentaksiran Portfolio untuk ESL. Semasa implementasi projek tersebut, pelajar mengadakan perbincangan dengan pengajar mereka berkenaan dengan draf penulisan mereka sebelum esei yang lengkap di serahkan. Pelajar juga diberi senarai semak untuk semakan kendiri dan semakan rakan sebaya. Gred ini dibandingkan dengan gred peperiksaan akhir semester pelajar. Pelajar diminta memberi pendapat mereka berkenaan persepsi mereka terhadap kegunaan portfolio untuk pentaksiran keupayaan menulis.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:Student's portfolio, English as a second language, Self performance assessment
Subjects:L Education
ID Code:4769

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