Mobile-mediated dynamic assessment: A new perspective for second language development

IF 4.6 1区 文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Recall Pub Date : 2020-01-16 DOI:10.1017/S0958344019000247
Alberto Andújar
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Abstract

Abstract The present investigation analyses the potential of a pedagogical dynamic assessment (DA) approach to foster second language (L2) development through the use of a mobile instant messaging application. Students’ zone of actual and proximal development is observed through the use of a grammar and vocabulary level test and the use of the WhatsApp application respectively. Sixty students taking a B1 English course at the language centre of a Spanish university were studied. A mixed methods methodology was used to analyse the differences between two pre-existing groups (control and experimental), each consisting of 30 participants. Both groups received the same tuition and content, and students in the experimental group participated in a daily conversation in the application during a five-month period where negative feedback was provided by the teacher through the use of an inventory of prompts, from most implicit to most explicit. Throughout the research, pedagogical mobile-mediated DA became a central part of the students’ learning process, extending learning beyond the in-class time and becoming a constant source of L2 input and feedback. Moreover, results indicated that DA and dialogic mediation helped students reflect on their language performance, gradually requiring less explicit feedback and metalinguistic explanations.
移动媒介动态评估:第二语言发展的新视角
摘要:本研究分析了通过使用移动即时通讯应用程序,教学动态评估(DA)方法促进第二语言(L2)发展的潜力。通过使用语法和词汇水平测试以及使用WhatsApp应用程序,分别观察学生的实际和最近发展区域。对60名在西班牙大学语言中心学习B1英语课程的学生进行了研究。采用混合方法分析两个预先存在的组(对照组和实验组)之间的差异,每个组由30名参与者组成。两组都接受了相同的教学和内容,实验组的学生在五个月的时间里每天都在应用程序中进行对话,在此期间,老师通过使用从最隐式到最显式的提示清单提供负面反馈。在整个研究过程中,教学移动媒介的数据挖掘成为学生学习过程的核心部分,将学习延伸到课堂时间之外,并成为第二语言输入和反馈的持续来源。此外,数据分析和对话调解有助于学生反思自己的语言表现,逐渐减少对显性反馈和元语言解释的需求。
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