期刊名称：EJOVOC : Electronic Journal of Vocational Colleges
印刷版ISSN：2146-7684
出版年度：2016
出版社：Kirklareli University Luleburgaz Vocational College
摘要：Teaching and testing are both essential parts of a formal education. To see the effectiveness of teaching, oneneeds to test, and there are various test techniques and many facets to be considered in detail while preparingappropriate tests. However, there are some problems encountered in vocational schools hindering Englishteachers to use various testing methods such as crowded classes and lack of necessary equipment. This study isan attempt to reveal some of the existing problems related to testing in this respect by taking teacher andstudent reflections into consideration. The primary aim is to identify English teachers’ views on testing andreveal their implementations though the common existing obstacles of vocational schools. To collect data, aninterview developed in the light of the studies in the field, with the help of the negotiations with colleagues andin field observations was applied to 5 randomly selected English teachers studying at two different vocationalschools of a university. Besides, as it is necessary to ascertain students’ idea about the test techniques used byEnglish teachers, focus group interviews with randomly chosen student groups were conducted. The resultsrevealed that students mostly want to pass the course, they prefer the techniques that serve this purpose, andlearning is generally of the secondary importance. On the other side, it was found that English teachers try todispel the common belief in testing by trying to apply as many testing techniques as possible though theinadequacies.
关键词：Vocational school; Foreign Language; Testing; Test techniques; Teacher-student reflections
