Incorporation of Dynamic Assessment Models into Developing Language Awareness and Metacognitive Strategy Use in Writing Classes

Dynamic Assessment (DA) has become a growing trend in education in general and language education in particular. The present mixed-methods study aimed at implementing two different models of DA known as the interventionist and the interactionist models regarding developing EFL learners’ level of lan...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Samaneh Khodabakhsh, Gholam-Reza Abbasian, Mojgan Rashtchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies
Subjects:
Online Access:http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_1697_1ed6ad2a6f24e434a8c88924f9bbdbb0.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850145607896793088
author Samaneh Khodabakhsh
Gholam-Reza Abbasian
Mojgan Rashtchi
author_facet Samaneh Khodabakhsh
Gholam-Reza Abbasian
Mojgan Rashtchi
author_sort Samaneh Khodabakhsh
collection DOAJ
description Dynamic Assessment (DA) has become a growing trend in education in general and language education in particular. The present mixed-methods study aimed at implementing two different models of DA known as the interventionist and the interactionist models regarding developing EFL learners’ level of language awareness (LA) and metacognitive strategy use (MSU) in the process of writing instruction. The participants of the study included 60 Iranian undergraduate students majoring in English Translation Studies. Quantitative analysis of the data revealed that the participants in the experimental groups were able to gain higher levels of LA than their control group counterparts; however, both interventionist and interactionist models of DA entailed relatively similar effects. In the case of MSU, the results showed that neither the interventionist nor the interactionist models of DA of writing resulted in higher levels of MSU. Nevertheless, during the qualitative phase (i.e., interviews analysis) most of the participants in the experimental groups reported some changes in their LA and MSU as a result of DA. The results of the study can shed light on some aspects of integrating DA in English as a foreign language (EFL) education in terms of not only skill development but also cognitive and personality changes.The findings can bear lucrative insights for various practitioners ranged from classroom teachers and EFL researchers to those who are involved in strategic education.
format Article
id doaj-art-c8e356fbd65f41699a7ae2c5c86b54ba
institution OA Journals
issn 2676-5357
2676-5357
language English
publishDate 2018-10-01
publisher Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin,
record_format Article
series Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies
spelling doaj-art-c8e356fbd65f41699a7ae2c5c86b54ba2025-08-20T02:28:03ZengImam Khomeini International University, Qazvin,Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies2676-53572676-53572018-10-0154557910.30479/jmrels.2019.10826.13531697Incorporation of Dynamic Assessment Models into Developing Language Awareness and Metacognitive Strategy Use in Writing ClassesSamaneh Khodabakhsh0Gholam-Reza Abbasian1Mojgan Rashtchi2Department of Foreign Languages, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranImam Ali University, Tehran, IranTEFL Department, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDynamic Assessment (DA) has become a growing trend in education in general and language education in particular. The present mixed-methods study aimed at implementing two different models of DA known as the interventionist and the interactionist models regarding developing EFL learners’ level of language awareness (LA) and metacognitive strategy use (MSU) in the process of writing instruction. The participants of the study included 60 Iranian undergraduate students majoring in English Translation Studies. Quantitative analysis of the data revealed that the participants in the experimental groups were able to gain higher levels of LA than their control group counterparts; however, both interventionist and interactionist models of DA entailed relatively similar effects. In the case of MSU, the results showed that neither the interventionist nor the interactionist models of DA of writing resulted in higher levels of MSU. Nevertheless, during the qualitative phase (i.e., interviews analysis) most of the participants in the experimental groups reported some changes in their LA and MSU as a result of DA. The results of the study can shed light on some aspects of integrating DA in English as a foreign language (EFL) education in terms of not only skill development but also cognitive and personality changes.The findings can bear lucrative insights for various practitioners ranged from classroom teachers and EFL researchers to those who are involved in strategic education.http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_1697_1ed6ad2a6f24e434a8c88924f9bbdbb0.pdfInterventionist Dynamic AssessmentInteractionist Dynamic Assessmentwriting skillLanguage AwarenessMetacognitive Strategy Use
spellingShingle Samaneh Khodabakhsh
Gholam-Reza Abbasian
Mojgan Rashtchi
Incorporation of Dynamic Assessment Models into Developing Language Awareness and Metacognitive Strategy Use in Writing Classes
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies
Interventionist Dynamic Assessment
Interactionist Dynamic Assessment
writing skill
Language Awareness
Metacognitive Strategy Use
title Incorporation of Dynamic Assessment Models into Developing Language Awareness and Metacognitive Strategy Use in Writing Classes
title_full Incorporation of Dynamic Assessment Models into Developing Language Awareness and Metacognitive Strategy Use in Writing Classes
title_fullStr Incorporation of Dynamic Assessment Models into Developing Language Awareness and Metacognitive Strategy Use in Writing Classes
title_full_unstemmed Incorporation of Dynamic Assessment Models into Developing Language Awareness and Metacognitive Strategy Use in Writing Classes
title_short Incorporation of Dynamic Assessment Models into Developing Language Awareness and Metacognitive Strategy Use in Writing Classes
title_sort incorporation of dynamic assessment models into developing language awareness and metacognitive strategy use in writing classes
topic Interventionist Dynamic Assessment
Interactionist Dynamic Assessment
writing skill
Language Awareness
Metacognitive Strategy Use
url http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_1697_1ed6ad2a6f24e434a8c88924f9bbdbb0.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT samanehkhodabakhsh incorporationofdynamicassessmentmodelsintodevelopinglanguageawarenessandmetacognitivestrategyuseinwritingclasses
AT gholamrezaabbasian incorporationofdynamicassessmentmodelsintodevelopinglanguageawarenessandmetacognitivestrategyuseinwritingclasses
AT mojganrashtchi incorporationofdynamicassessmentmodelsintodevelopinglanguageawarenessandmetacognitivestrategyuseinwritingclasses