Investigating Primary Student Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards Alternative Assessment Methods at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Saudi Arabia | ||||
| دراسات عربية في التربية وعلم النفس | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 60, Issue 60, April 2015, Page 329-347 PDF (547.28 K) | ||||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
| DOI: 10.12816/0022441 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Reem Aldegether; Najwan Hamdan | ||||
| College of Education Princess Nourha bint Abulrahman University - Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Teacher education program has an important role in providing student teachers with current practices related to assessment theoretically and practically. The current study aimed to investigate Saudi female student teachers’ knowledge and attitudes towards using alternative assessment methods atPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU). The participants were 105 senior student teachers majoring in primary education at the college of education in Saudi Arabia.To examine the research questions, the participants responded to items that measure their attitudes towards using assessment methods,and they also responded to items that test their knowledge about the methods that define alternative assessment. The researchers utilized descriptive analysis methods using means and standard deviation. Analysis of the relationship between student teachers’ attitudes and knowledge were also conducted. The results showed that student teachers have negative attitudes towards using alternative assessment methods and they were unsure about the methods that define alterative assessment. Recommendations were provided for teacher preparation programs educators. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| : Alterative Assessment- traditional assessment- student teachers | ||||
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