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Innovational Research in ELT 2025, Vol. 6(2) 45-69
Opinions, Challenges, Beliefs, and Suggestions of Secondary Teachers on Assessing Listening and Speaking
pp. 45 - 69
Publish Date: December 24, 2025 | Single/Total View: 3/5 | Single/Total Download: 4/4
Abstract
This study explores in-service secondary school EFL teachers' opinions about the implementation of the Turkish Ministry of National Education's (MoNE) speaking and listening skill assessment in the 2023-2024 academic year. The study aims to see if teachers' opinions align with MoNE's expectations and their self-efficacy in the assessment of these skills. It also investigates if teachers encountered any challenges or needs during the assessment process and whether demographic factors such as gender, age, level of education, years of experience and academic background affect their opinions. A mixed-methods research design was employed, combining quantitative and qualitative data collection. 150 secondary school EFL teachers from Isparta, Türkiye, took part in the survey and were selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using a researcher-designed five-point Likert scale questionnaire via Google Forms. 17 volunteer teachers were also interviewed semi-structured to get deeper insights into their experiences and views. Findings indicate that EFL teachers generally support the new policy, recognizing its importance for communicative competence. Formal assessments were seen as a step toward more balanced assessment, but teachers noted challenges like lack of training, increased workload, crowded classes, limited hours, and grading difficulties. Regarding demographic influences, gender was found to have a significant effect on some of the questionnaire items while other demographic variables showed limited statistical differences. Teachers suggest that policy changes should be aligned with classroom realities by providing sufficient teacher training, improving assessment resources and taking necessary steps to the mentioned challenges to support a more practical assessment process.
Keywords: Teachers' opinions, self-efficacy belief, assessing speaking and listening skills, secondary school level
APA 7th edition
Copur, G., & Buyukkarci, K. (2025). Opinions, Challenges, Beliefs, and Suggestions of Secondary Teachers on Assessing Listening and Speaking. Innovational Research in ELT, 6(2), 45-69.
Harvard
Copur, G. and Buyukkarci, K. (2025). Opinions, Challenges, Beliefs, and Suggestions of Secondary Teachers on Assessing Listening and Speaking. Innovational Research in ELT, 6(2), pp. 45-69.
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Copur, Gokhan and Kagan Buyukkarci (2025). "Opinions, Challenges, Beliefs, and Suggestions of Secondary Teachers on Assessing Listening and Speaking". Innovational Research in ELT 6 (2):45-69.
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