Costantino, Anna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8459-8561 (2023) Harnessing testing materials to enhance students’ learning experiences and agency. In: MATSDA/Bilingual International School Conference 2023: "Materials for Testing", 21st -22nd June, 2023, Villa di Poggio Reale, Rufina, Florence, Italy..

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This presentation shares insights gained from a teacher research inquiry focused on developing language testing materials using Moodle Quiz and an online Italian portfolio in a British higher education setting. Initially, the redesign of testing materials was prompted by the need to implement alternative assessments during the pandemic. These testing arrangements have remained in place, prompting an exploration of the benefits of blurring the boundaries between summative tools, like Moodle Quiz, and formative ones, such as an online portfolio, as well as the boundaries between classroom activities and assessment tasks. The presentation details samples of testing activities designed as open-ended tasks to engage learners cognitively and effectively (Tomlinson, 2011) and to foster intercultural awareness, creativity, and autonomy (Abrar-ul-Hassan et al., 2021; Chong, 2018). Finally, the presentation discusses whether it is possible to harness assessment tasks as learning per se (Assessment as Learning) (Earl, 2013) to enhance language students’ learning experiences and agency.

Item Type:	Conference or Conference Paper (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	alternative assessment, assessment as learning, intercultural awareness, language portfolios, learner autonomy, assessment materials development
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Related URLs:	Organisation
Last Modified:	21 Jul 2025 16:02
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50840

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