This book examines how e-assessment can be implemented in primary English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing in an examination-oriented context. It provides valuable insights on e-assessment for learning (E-AfL) to teacher educators and teachers in both local and global contexts, especially teacher educators undertaking professional development programs of assessment in examination-oriented contexts. For researchers and graduate students who are interested in e-assessment for learning (E-AfL) and writing assessment, this book provides them with valuable resources to further their understanding of E-AfL research and broadens writing assessment scholarship. For pre- and in-service teachers and program administrators, the book serves as a practical and accessible guidebook, proffering effective guidance to empower teacher learning of assessment and to apply pedagogic principles to assessment design.
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Book.
Chapter 2 Mapping the Territory: E-AfL in Primary English Writing.
Chapter 3 Implementing E-AfL Innovation: Theoretical Frameworks.
Chapter 4 The E-AfL Project: Putting the Innovation into Practice.
Chapter 5 Teacher Practices in E-AfL in Primary EFL Writing.
Chapter 6 Teacher Beliefs in E-AfL in Primary EFL Writing.
Chapter 7 Influencing Factors: Resolving Contradictions and Generating Impetus.
Chapter 8 Conclusions and Implications.- Appendices.
Dr. Xi Chen is a lecturer at the School of Foreign Languages, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. Her research focuses on foreign language learning among young learners, language assessment, teacher professional development and computer-assisted language learning.
