Web 2.0 Incorporated Dynamic Assessments to Assess Writing Ability of Iranian EFL learners

Ahmad Ebrahimiyan; Shiva Erfani

Web 2.0 Incorporated Dynamic Assessments to Assess Writing Ability of Iranian EFL learners

Shiva Seyed Erfani §

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Ahmad Agha Ebrahimiyan ‡

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§ Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

‡ Department of English at Allameh Tabatabei Universit...

Web 2.0 Incorporated Dynamic Assessments to Assess Writing Ability of Iranian EFL learners

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In dynamic assessment which emphasizes the process rather than product learners are provided with corrective feedback in categorized levels. On the other hand, Blog is an on-line and user-value driven technology widely used in language learning. This study was an attempt to investigate the effect of the Web 2.0 on writing ability of Iranian EFL learners through the process of dynamic assessment. To do so, twenty low advanced EFL learners were randomly selected to take part in an eight-session class in advanced writing. The participants were assigned into two control and experimental groups consisting of ten members. Both groups were exposed to dynamic assessment however they differed in that the dynamic assessment of the experimental group was applied online through using a blog and the dynamic assessment of the control group was based on traditional paper-and-pencil method. The quantitative data were analyzed through using a paired t-test and the answers to open-ended questions extracted from distributed questionnaires among the experimental group were analyzed qualitatively. The results indicated that the use of blogs not only improved the writing ability of the learners but also facilitated the procedure of their writing assessment.

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Shiva Seyed Erfani, Ahmad Agha Ebrahimiyan. 2014. "Web 2.0 Incorporated Dynamic Assessments to Assess Writing Ability of Iranian EFL learners". Global Journal of Human-Social Science - G: Linguistics & Education GJHSS-G Volume 13 (GJHSS Volume 13 Issue 49 (G14)).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

Print ISSN 0975-587X

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Submission ReceivedDecember 14, 2012
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Country: Iran

Subject: Global Journal of Human-Social Science - G: Linguistics & Education

Authors: Shiva Seyed Erfani, Ahmad Agha Ebrahimiyan (PhD/Dr. count: 0)

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