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International Journal of Educational Researchers 2023, Vol. 14(3) 104-119
Assessment in Second Language Teaching in Türkiye: A Review of Theses from 2018-2023
pp. 104 - 119 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijer.2023.595.7
Publish Date: September 30, 2023 | Single/Total View: 97/446 | Single/Total Download: 191/564
Abstract
This study presents a review that encompasses and summarizes all master's theses and doctoral dissertations related to the second language assessment published in the National Dissertation and Thesis Database of the Council of Higher Education (CoHE) between the years 2018 and 2023. A total of 96 master's theses and doctoral dissertations were included in the analysis. The study displays several numerical data and subsequent interpretations regarding the distribution of studies across years, sub-topics, research designs, sampling methods, and the conclusions drawn. The primary objective of this study is to share a review of current postgraduate research into second language assessment in Türkiye and serve as a reference for further studies in the field. The significance of the study emerges from the fact that this study contains the most up-to-date data in the field of second language assessment. Additionally, the limitations in the form of understudied sub-topics, research designs, sampling methods, etc. which may present new opportunities for researchers, are also identified, and discussed.
Keywords: Assessment, evaluation, testing, assessment in language education, second language assessment, foreign language assessment
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APA 7th edition
Kahveci, Y.E. (2023). Assessment in Second Language Teaching in Türkiye: A Review of Theses from 2018-2023. International Journal of Educational Researchers, 14(3), 104-119. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijer.2023.595.7
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Kahveci, Y. (2023). Assessment in Second Language Teaching in Türkiye: A Review of Theses from 2018-2023. International Journal of Educational Researchers, 14(3), pp. 104-119.
Chicago 16th edition
Kahveci, Yunus Emre (2023). "Assessment in Second Language Teaching in Türkiye: A Review of Theses from 2018-2023". International Journal of Educational Researchers 14 (3):104-119. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijer.2023.595.7
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