Dr. Fazlolah Samimi(Department of English Language, Bandar Abass Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abass, Iran), Dr. Shahram Afraz(Department of English Language, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran) & Abouzar Shojaei(Ph.D. Candidate, English Department, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran)
The present research intended to designing and validateing a qualitative scale for the perceived applicability of dynamic assessment in Iran to provide better interpretation of the qualitative model. It seems quite necessary to validate a context-sensitive new scale/ questionnaire for dynamic assessment (DA). The methodology of this research is grounded in a mixed methods approach allowing both qualitative and quantitative analysis. The number of participants depends on the number of items which are finally included in the questionnaire following piloting, literature review and expert judgment according to Pallants (2007) for each item; 5-10 participants are required about 500 teachers. The method of this study is SEM (Structural Equal Modeling) and CFA (Confirmatory Factor Analysis). Their age ranged from 23 to 48. Their native language was Farsi. They were selected from all around Iran including three cities in Fars province (Shiraz, Marvdasht, Kazeroun). The questionnaire was piloted by many ELT teachers, and the related validities were checked. Finally, the proposed scale of dynamic assessment in Iran can be discussed with teacher educators and results can make learners and teacher educators aware of the determining factors for the perceived applicability of dynamic assessment in Iran. As a result, learner and teacher educators might use questionnaire of dynamic assessment, when needed, for learners and teachers.
The above abstract is a part of the article which was accepted at The Third International Conference on Current Issues of Languages, Dialects and Linguistics (WWW.TLLL.IR), 31 January-1February 2019 , Ahwaz.
