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Online Formative Assessment and Feedback Practices of ESL Teachers in India, Bangladesh and Nepal: A Multiple Case Study

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Mahapatra, Santosh Kumar·2021·The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

Abstract

ESL/EFL teachers, especially those working in higher education, across the world were required to teach online after the spread on COVID-19. Many empirical studies have been conducted in the last 1 year to investigate various aspects of online teaching and learning of languages. However, online ESL teaching in South Asian contexts remains almost unexplored. This paper reports a multiple case study that aimed to bridge this gap and explore online formative assessment (FA) and feedback practices of three ESL teachers working in three universities in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Data were collected through classroom observations, interviews and document analysis. The results indicate that all three teachers actively engaged their students in a variety of FA practices, although they did not use the obtained information from assessments properly and there remained many areas of improvement. Their feedback practices, which involved the integration of a few digital tools, were regular and student-friendly. The study is significant in that it is the first of its kind. Future researchers can conduct large scale studies to verify if the findings of the study are true for other university ESL teachers who are teaching online.

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Authors
Mahapatra, S. K.
Affiliations
Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Hyderabad Campus (IN)
Corresponding author
Mahapatra, Santosh Kumar
Venue
The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
Published
2021-07-19
Volume
30
Issue
6
Pages
519-530
ISSN
  • 0119-5646 (ISSN-L)
  • 2243-7908
OpenAlex
W3184510032
Cited by
36
References
70
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 1
FWCI
11.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › English Language Learning and Teaching
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Keywords
online formative assessment, teacher feedback practices, ESL teachers, online language teaching, COVID-19 pandemic, higher education, digital tools in teaching, South Asia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal

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