IJoLE: International Journal of Language Education
Vol 6 No. 4, 2022

High Stakes Testing Cancellation and its Impact on EFL Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Indonesia

Ashadi Ashadi (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)
Margana Margana (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)
Siti Mukminatun (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)
Amrih Bekti Utami (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2022

Abstract

The differential impacts of high stakes testing (HST) on curriculum, pedagogy, students learning, teacher professional development, and equity have been known in the literature, but its cancellation impact is not yet known. Situated in the post cancellation policy in Indonesian education system, this study seeks to explore the impacts of such policy change on schools, teacher pedagogical practices, and students’ English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning. A multiple case study design was employed in three different high schools involving 3 school leaders, 3 English teachers, and 9 students in semi-structured and group interviews. Their voices were thematically analysed and constantly compared across cases. The results demonstrate shifts on: (i) the individual student’s and school’s reorientation towards their own vision and mission, (ii) curriculum driven and more varied EFL instructional practices, and (iii) more self-regulated learning activities among certain teachers and students. Further and wider scale investigation is required to look deeper on how these shifts occur among larger groups of stakeholders.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijole

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

IJoLE: International Journal of Language Education is an international peer reviewed and open access journal in language education. The aim is to publish conceptual and research articles that explore the application of any language in teaching and the everyday experience of language in education. ...