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Knowledge about Language and Testing DATA ANALYSIS

المؤلف:  Clover Jones McKenzie

المصدر:  Applied Linguistics and Language Teacher Education

الجزء والصفحة:  P316-C18

2026-09-09

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Knowledge about Language and Testing

DATA ANALYSIS

The questionnaires were used to gather information on general tendencies among the teachers. Given the small sample size, statistical significance was not tested. Simple tallying of the number of teachers who completed various KAL related courses and those who say that they are utilizing the knowledge gained in teaching and testing was done. The reasons given for not using KAL in the testing process were then carefully examined to see whether they fall under general categories. The two broad categories employed were:

1. lack of knowledge or expertise as to how KAL could be used

2. the existence of situational constraints, that is, things which the teachers felt were restrictions over which they have no control. These included class size, inadequate time and lack of resources.

The information gleaned from the interviews served as reinforcement for and clarification of some responses given in the questionnaires. Relevant responses from each source were compared to see whether there were any discrepancies. Since the interviewees predominantly consisted of persons who did not supply all the required information on the questionnaire, the responses on this instrument often supplied information missing from the former.

The observation of classes and the sample test documents provided evidence of KAL use or non-use. The researcher took field notes of the activities and material used in the teaching and testing sessions. These activities were matched against the comments made in both the questionnaires and interviews. The same was done with the sample documents. A comparison was done to see whether the teachers were indeed using the approach or strategies that were mentioned in the other instruments.