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Perceptions on language testing and assessment: A Case study of B.Ed students' in Nepal

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  • Mani Ram Sharma

    (Mahendra Ratna Campus (TU), Tahachal, Kathmandu, Nepal)

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Testing is examining one's ability. Brown (2004) says that firstly a test is used to be taken as a method. The method is quite intuitive, informal to test one's authenticity of knowledge or skills .Testing is an essential part of teaching and learning process; although, it is often disliked by most students. A number of researches have been conducted on issues on testing and assessment, such as wash back effect and test anxiety, and we are not known to how students understand about testing. The paper tries to explore a group (N = 12) of B. Ed second year studying major English students in Mahendra Ratna Campus, (TU) Tahachal, Kathamndu, Nepal and their ' perceptions about language testing and assessment through a case study method in a qualitative approach. The findings of the study reveal that collectively students are well aware of the purposes of assessment but their experiences with assessment describe cases of language assessment and indicate that the re a number of issues in improving for the effective testing strategies which indicate that room for improvement in the field of assessment in this techno friendly context.

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  • Mani Ram Sharma, 2020. "Perceptions on language testing and assessment: A Case study of B.Ed students' in Nepal," Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Yi-Hsing Hsieh, vol. 6(1), pages 27-33.
    • Handle: RePEc:apb:jahsss:2020:p:27-33
    DOI: 10.20474/jahss-6.1.4
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