The degree of faculty’s use of authentic assessment tools at Al-Quds University and their relation to their attitudes towards them
Date
2017-08-05
Authors
Naser, Inas Aref Saleh
Arman, Ibrahim Moh'd Abdel-Rahman
Nafi’, Jamal Subhi Ismail
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European Centre for Research Training and Development UK
Abstract
The study aims to investigate and realize the degree of faculty’s use of authentic
assessment tools at Al-Quds University and their relation to their attitudes towards them. To
achieve the purpose of the study, a sample of (99) faculty members at the university was
selected in the academic year 2016/2017. Two instruments were developed by the researchers,
a questionnaire to measure the degree of faculty’s use of authentic assessment tools, and
another questionnaire to measure their attitudes towards authentic assessment. And the
reliability of the two instruments was reached. The results of the study showed that the use of
authentic assessment tolls by the faculty at Al-Quds University is moderate, and there were
statistically significant differences at )α ≥ .0.0( in the mean score and in favor of gender and
academic rank. And there were no statistically significant differences with regard to
experience. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences in the
mean score of the faculty’s attitudes towards authentic assessment which reached )α ≥ .0.0(
and was too high, and in favor of academic rank, and there were no significant differences with
regard to gender and experience. The study concluded that there is a small positive relationship
between the faculty’s use of authentic assessment tools and their attitudes towards it. In light
of the above results, the study recommends conducting other research about the obstacle that
stand on the way of using authentic assessment tools, and carrying out training courses for the
faculty about the importance and need of using authentic assessment tools.
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Authentic Assessment , Al-Quds University , Attitudes , Faculty