Web blog as an alternative assessment for humanities: an exploratory case study
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Abstract
Recientemente, la evaluación alternativa recibió una mayor atención, ya que es un desafío realizar pruebas tradicionales de alto riesgo, como las pruebas basadas en criterios y las pruebas basadas en normas, reuniendo a los candidatos en una sala de exámenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Sin embargo, parece que los docentes aún se muestran reacios a pasar a evaluaciones alternativas en algunos contextos, debido a diversas razones, como la falta de conocimientos técnicos, una menor conciencia y cuestiones prácticas, entre otros. Por lo tanto, este estudio intentó explorar las percepciones de los estudiantes sobre las páginas web como un método de evaluación alternativo para los estudiantes de inglés con la esperanza de examinar su posibilidad de aplicación a las humanidades. Siguiendo el objetivo principal, los datos para la investigación se recopilaron de 10 estudiantes que tomaron inglés como materia principal para su título y cinco profesores de inglés y humanidades en una universidad de Sri Lanka donde la evaluación alternativa aún no es popular. El diseño de la investigación es un estudio de caso exploratorio que pertenece al enfoque cualitativo. Para analizar los datos, se empleó la plataforma Google Form y el análisis temático, y se descubrió que los formularios web son un método de evaluación válido para los participantes, ya que permiten evaluar no solo la escritura y la memorización, como en las pruebas tradicionales, sino también otras habilidades de orden superior y secundarias. Las pruebas en humanidades, que implican principalmente ensayos largos, se pueden sustituir con éxito por formularios web, lo que capta el interés de los alumnos.
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