| Optimizing Students’ Engagement through Implementing Peer-Assessment Practice in Iranian Public High School: An Action Research |
| کد مقاله : 1000-ELCONF-FULL |
| نویسندگان |
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سید حسین صناعی فر *1، سیدباقر میرشجاعی2 1English Department, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr Branch, Qaemshahr, Iran 2دانشگاه فرهنگیان مازندران |
| چکیده مقاله |
| Students’ participation and engagement is one of the essential elements in implementing active learning methods. At 15th Khordad public high school grade 10 students didn’t actively participate in English lesson. The researchers want to find the solution for students’ lack of engagement in classroom. For this end, the researchers used peer-assessment practice in classroom based on small group collaboration. 21 male high school students took part in this research. They were in Grade 10 and studied physics and mathematics course in 15th Khordad public high school in Sari, Mazandaran, Iran. For conducting this research three instruments were used including: teacher-made English test, students’ engagement questionnaire, and peer-evaluation observation checklist. The researcher implemented PA practice in his classroom in which 21 students were divided into 7 groups each had 3 members based on their proficiency level from high proficient to low proficient. These groups’ members supposed to practice PA on their exams. Also the students were asked to answer students’ engagement questionnaire in order to put their idea about PA practice and the teacher observed all the groups’ members and filled the peer-evaluation observation checklist based on students’ interactions and participation. The analysis of data showed that exposing student to the PA can significantly enhance students’ classroom engagement and implementing of PA practice can significantly promote students’ English course scores. The findings of this study can help language learners, language teachers, language program developers, and language curriculum planners to provide better learning situation and program for language learners. |
| کلیدواژه ها |
| Students’ Engagement, Peer-Assessment Practice, Peer-Evaluation, Participation, and Small Group Collaboration. |
| وضعیت: پذیرفته شده برای ارائه شفاهی |