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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2016.16.04.634

Qualitative Analysis of Using Self-Assessment for EFL Students  

Rha, Kyeong-Hee (충북대학교)
Pyo, Kyong-Hyon (단국대학교)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.16, no.4, 2016 , pp. 634-643 More about this Journal
Abstract
Achieving a certain degree of objectivity is one of main assessment priniciples to meet and self-assessment has been under-used as a formal instrument for assessing students' achievement due to lack of objectivity. Now, this research attempted to look into how students perceived self-assessment and how they engaged in the assessment process. Self-assessments and in-depth interviews with students were collected as main data sources. The results of data analysis are as follows. First, a student' perceptions of self-assessment have been observed to change over a course of a semester. Furthermore, changes in perceptions might have led students to get ownership of their learning. Conclusively, this research proposes that the research of self-assessment be accommodated into the socio-cultural context to demonstrate its desirable influence on students' learning.
Keywords
Self-assessment; Activity Theory; Group Activity; Socio-cultural Perspective;
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