LINGUIST List 33.2434
Sat Aug 06 2022
FYI: Survey: Approaches to Grading in Language Education
Editor for this issue: Everett Green <everettlinguistlist.org>
Date: 03-Aug-2022
From: Janice McGregor <jmcgregor
arizona.edu>
Subject: Survey: Approaches to Grading in Language Education
E-mail this message to a friend Calling all language educators! You are invited to participate in this survey study: ‘Approaches to Grading in Language Education: Teacher Perspectives.’
In this survey, you will be asked to share your perspectives on and experiences with engaging and assessing student learning (i.e., the act of grading or marking, experiences with ungrading, other alternative approaches to grading and marking). Upon completion of the survey, you will be entered into a draw for one of six (6) $25 gift cards to Powell's Books. You will also receive a copy of your responses post-submission.
Definitions:
- Grading refers to the purposeful act of using grades or marks to assess student learning in language education
- Ungrading refers to the purposeful act of going gradeless (Blum, 2020) when assessing student learning in foreign language education
- The term alternative approaches to grading refers to the purposeful act of moving away from using grades or marks, but not necessarily going gradeless when assessing student learning in language education.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the questionnaire at any point or choose not to respond to optional questions. You will not benefit directly from participating in this study. The only cost to you is your time. Your questionnaire responses will be kept strictly confidential and data from this research will be anonymized. Your information will also be coded and anonymized. Non-identifiable data will be kept in a password protected cloud folder for future research. If you have questions at any time about the questionnaire or the procedures, you may contact Janice McGregor by email at jmcgregor
arizona.edu.
Compensation for participation in a research study is considered taxable income for you. If your compensation for this research study or a combination of research studies is $600 or more in a calendar year (January to December), you will receive an IRS Form 1099 to report on your taxes. For any compensation or reimbursement you receive, we are required to obtain identifiable information such as your name and address for financial compliance purposes. The information that you provide in the study will be handled confidentially. However, there may be circumstances where this information must be released or shared as required by law.
The University of Arizona Institutional Review Board may review the research records for monitoring purposes. For questions about your rights as a participant in this study or to discuss other study-related concerns or complaints with someone who is not part of the research team, you may contact the Human Subjects Protection Program Director at 520-626-8630 or online at
https://research.arizona.edu/compliance/human-subjects-protection-program.
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Page Updated: 06-Aug-2022