A Study on the Impact of Using Portfolio Assessment on English Reading Comprehension Ability of the First – Year English Major Students at Ha Nam Teachers’ Training College
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of portfolio assessment on English reading comprehension ability of English major students at Ha Nam Teachers’ Training College. Participants consisted of 30 first year English major students. The portfolio assessm...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/41113 |
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| Institution: | Vietnam National University, Hanoi |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of portfolio assessment on
English reading
comprehension ability of English major students at Ha Nam
Teachers’ Training College. Participants consisted of 30 first year English major
students. The portfolio assessment was integrated into classroom activities to
explore to what extent the student’s
English reading comprehension ability may
be
enhanced
. Both quantitative and qualitative procedures were used for data collection
and analysis. Data were obtained through
four channels:
a questionnaire
with
students,
an interview
with teacher,
students’ portfolios
and
classroom observation.
The results indicated that
most of students and the teacher were in favour of
portfolio assessment of reading and its
procedures boosted students’ reading
comprehension
and raised their
self
–
assessment and learner auto
nomy
as well
.
If
portfolio assessment is planned carefully, it will become a powerful tool for
assessing and enhancing students’ learning. |
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