- Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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- DESIGNING AN AUTHENTIC TASK AND ASSESSMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN ANALYSIS OF TURKISH SOPH...
DESIGNING AN AUTHENTIC TASK AND ASSESSMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN ANALYSIS OF TURKISH SOPHOMORES’ WRITTEN NARRATIVES AND BELIEFS ON THE APPROACH
Authors : Serpil Meri-yilan
Pages : 311-333
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Publication Date : 2021-08-12
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Considering the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, the present study aimed to investigate students’ practice in and reflections on the design of an authentic task and assessment for an entirely online course. A total of 65 sophomores taking a linguistics course in a Turkish state university participated in the study in May 2021. The study first designed the course task based on the related literature. Data from all of the students’ written tasks indicated that students differed in practicing and reflecting on the authentic task in terms of social, emotional, environmental and physical aspects. Follow-up semi-structured interviews from 10 participants revealed that the authentic task and rubric were useful because of their suitability, online availability, functionality and emotional support. The findings also showed that learning can be facilitated, centered, individualized, empowered and scaffolded thanks to the relevance of activities with real issues. However, some students called for collaboration with other students. Therefore, it is recommended that in the design of a curriculum, authentic activities should be constructed in such a way that each individual can easily express their own voices as well as sharing their task with peers not only in a time of crisis but also in future classrooms.Keywords : Özgün değerlendirme, özgün öğrenme, inançlar, yükseköğretim