An Attitude-based Study of the Effects of Task-based Assessment on the Iranian EFL Learners' General English achievement

• Published in: Research in English language pedagogy (Online) Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 101 - 122
• Main Authors: Khabbazi Babanari, Farzaneh, Bagheri, Mohammad Sadegh, Sadighi, Firooz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Isfahan Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch 01.01.2020; Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch
• Subjects: Academic achievement; attitude; College students; efl learners; English as a second language; English as a second language learning; general english achievement; Language assessment; Language proficiency; Questionnaires; Second language learning; Student attitudes; task-based language assessment (tbla); Task-based language teaching; traditional assessment

According to Montano and Kasprzyk (2008), attitude is determined by the individual's beliefs about outcomes or attributes of performing the behavior (behavioral beliefs), weighted by evaluations of those outcomes or attributes. This study examined Iranian EFL learners’ attitudes toward the Task...