Skip to main content

LUP Student Papers

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Teaching is Assessing: A study of teachers’ attitudes towards the national tests and academic ability

Hornegård Bäverman, Julia LU (2023) ÄEND14 20222
English Studies
Division of English Studies
Abstract
With an increasing focus on the national tests in Sweden, investigating how the tests affect teachers is highly relevant. The aim of this study is to provide further insight as to what role the national tests in English 5 and 6 play on teacher mindset, in order to allow for an informed evaluation of the role they play in assessment. This was achieved by a mixed methods approach, using both a questionnaire and interviews as data collection methods. Results showed that teachers in general believe that the national tests are a good and fair assessment of English ability, with some exceptions for students affected by stress or other external factors. Furthermore, a few indications that some teachers seem to hold a partly fixed mindset about... (More)
With an increasing focus on the national tests in Sweden, investigating how the tests affect teachers is highly relevant. The aim of this study is to provide further insight as to what role the national tests in English 5 and 6 play on teacher mindset, in order to allow for an informed evaluation of the role they play in assessment. This was achieved by a mixed methods approach, using both a questionnaire and interviews as data collection methods. Results showed that teachers in general believe that the national tests are a good and fair assessment of English ability, with some exceptions for students affected by stress or other external factors. Furthermore, a few indications that some teachers seem to hold a partly fixed mindset about their students’ abilities could be found. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
Hornegård Bäverman, Julia LU
supervisor
organization
course
ÄEND14 20222
year
type
L3 - Miscellaneous, Projetcs etc.
subject
keywords
High-stakes tests, growth mindset, fixed mindset, Swedish National Tests
language
English
id
9109259
date added to LUP
2023-08-21 13:28:11
date last changed
2023-08-21 13:28:11
@misc{9109259,
  abstract     = {{With an increasing focus on the national tests in Sweden, investigating how the tests affect teachers is highly relevant. The aim of this study is to provide further insight as to what role the national tests in English 5 and 6 play on teacher mindset, in order to allow for an informed evaluation of the role they play in assessment. This was achieved by a mixed methods approach, using both a questionnaire and interviews as data collection methods. Results showed that teachers in general believe that the national tests are a good and fair assessment of English ability, with some exceptions for students affected by stress or other external factors. Furthermore, a few indications that some teachers seem to hold a partly fixed mindset about their students’ abilities could be found.}},
  author       = {{Hornegård Bäverman, Julia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Teaching is Assessing: A study of teachers’ attitudes towards the national tests and academic ability}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}