Muhammad Wasim Latif
Exploring tertiary EFL practitioners’ knowledge base component of assessment literacy: implications for teacher professional development
Jubail Industrial College|??Jubail University College
abstract language teachers assessment literacy much debated subject educational arena recently teachers assessment knowledge base skills important aspects assessment literacy extensively investigated school level however research subject tertiary efl context remains underdeveloped study reports findings tertiary efl teachers assessment literacy terms assessment knowledge base context saudi arabia study informed sociocultural theoretical background pragmatism philosophical underpinning uses adapted instrument called classroom assessment literacy questionnaire data obtained 80 questionnaire respondents statistical analysis data revealed tertiary efl teachers current assessment knowledge base limited consistent contemporary trends approaches educational assessment terms preparation readiness continuously mounting challenges posed classroombased assessments results indicating gaps inadequacies tertiary efl practitioners assessment literacy strong implications teacher development area assessment testing level policy practice professional development programmes