Ngui, Wirawati Yi Xe (2020) Developing and implementing e-portpolio as a writing assessment tool for esl learners in a Malaysian Univesity. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
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Abstract
This study highlights the development and implementation of e-Portfolio as an assessment tool at a public university in Malaysia. The e-Portfolio was implemented as part of a 14-week advanced English language course for undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah. This study aimed to investigate the how the use of the e-Portfolio contributed to the students' writing skills. The first part of the study focused on the development of the e-Portfolio based on the ADDIE model, taking into account the context and the needs of the learners. This was done by investigating samples of students' work in past semesters and obtaining students' opinions via questionnaires. Apart from that, the views of course instructors and subject matter experts were also referred to. The second part of this study looked into the actual implementation of the e-Portfolio which involved a total of 46 students from the Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) programme and the International Relations (IR) programme. This was a qualitative case study whereby open-ended questionnaires and interviews were employed to investigate students' experiences of using the e-Portfolio. The opinions of three instructors who used the e-Portfolio were also obtained through interviews. Another data source originated from online discourses namely the comments contributed by the students in the ePortfolios. In addition, the students' writing performance was examined by assessing the essays they produced. All of the data were imported to NVivo 12 and thematic analysis was used as the primary method of data analysis. Having analysed the data based on the e-Portfolio features and the writing stages, the findings demonstrated that using the e-Portfolio had a positive impact on the students' writing skills. This was affirmed by the strengths and benefits expressed by the instructors and the students in relation to their e-Portfolio experiences such as the use of writing stages and digital artefacts, accessibility, a personalised writing experience, the ability to exchange feedback and communicate as well as motivation in using the e-Portfolio. On the other hand, the findings revealed that the instructors and the students experienced challenges when using the e-Portfolio particularly in relation to poor Internet connectivity and difficulty adapting to the e-Portfolio. Nevertheless, the use of e-Portfolio was perceived as an effective assessment by the students as it contributed to the development of their writing. On the whole, this study established that the e-Portfolio is a promising assessment tool for second language learners in the context of Malaysian higher education.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Keyword: | e-Portfolio, Assessment Tools in Higher Education, Writing Skills Development, ADDIE Model, Language Learning Assessment, Second Language Acquisition, TESL |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education > LB2300-2430 Higher education |
| Department: | FACULTY > Faculty of Psychology and Education |
| Depositing User: | DG MASNIAH AHMAD - |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2025 14:16 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2025 14:16 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42793 |
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