TECHNOLOGY-INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
TECHNOLOGY-INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Summary/Abstract: In this early part of the 21-st century the range of technologies available for use in language learning and teaching has become very diverse and the ways that they are being used in classrooms all over the world have become central to language practice. This paper is concerned with a practice-based at how technology can be used in assessing English language teaching (ELT). Technology is having a direct impact on language assessment. There is an abundance of tools that can be used in assessment and these broaden the types of assessment tasks we can create as well as offer quicker and easier ways to distribute them. The format of testing should not be limited to paper and pencil examination. Many teachers stick to common tests for the sake of convenience, ultimately sacrifice the benefits of adjusting to leaners individuality. A further shift in the assessment landscape is the attention paid to achievement area which was somewhat neglected in the past. Authenticity is a value to be explored in teaching and assessment and it has to be understood as a cooperation of the teacher and student not as a one-way transmitting of meanings.

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