USING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN TEACHING STUDENTS OF AN OIL AND GAS PROFILE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Keywords:
learning outcomes, formative assessment, feedback, valid, transparency, authentic, educational process, motivate, tasks, fulfill¬¬Abstract
This article gives a brief outline of using formative assessment in teaching specific vocabulary to the oil and gas profile students. Actually the research is based on the idea that modern pedagogical technologies implemented nowadays are more effective and motivational than the previous methods of teaching. This research investigated the validity of the hypothesis that formative assessment is also effective for students to learn English vocabulary effectively in comparison to the other methods suggested. The participants’ level of knowledge of English, in which this research was conducted, was pre-intermediate at the University specialized in oil and gas profile, where greater demands are imposed on developing vocabulary skills by the recommended curriculum. The results of this research revealed that the role of assessment is indispensable and it has an ability to motivate students to learn English. The results of this research will also be used as a basis upon which specific suggestions for the practical implementation of assessment in the everyday classroom can be made.
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