Formative assessment has recently become a preferred assessment strategy in educational
institutions worldwide. However, it is not easy to implement in Asian classrooms, because …

This article reveals some major and interrelated tensions between policy intentions and
implementation of English assessment in Vietnam via a critical review of policy, research …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to elaborate on the opportunities and challenges to the
application of portfolios as an assessment tool in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) …

This study employs design-based research to investigate how university teachers and their
students from Vietnam perceived and adapted an evidence-based pedagogy known as …

The use of e-portfolios for formative assessment in English language teaching has been well
supported by literatures, yet, it is still underexploited in the context of Vietnam. The …

Portfolio assessment, as an alternative writing assessment approach, has received growing
attention in the past few decades. Although the benefits of portfolio assessment are well …

Portfolio assessment (PA) is an important and increasingly common means of recording and
judging language learners' development and achievement. This chapter begins with a brief …

Along with the global trend and internationalization, English acts as a supporting tool of
connecting the world across the border. English has been attached its importance in …

Portfolio assessment has been implemented in many core disciplines for quality assurance
and consistent assessment of learner outcomes. For English language learning, for which …

Whilst previous researchers commonly report on the effect of portfolio-based instruction on
second language/English as a foreign language (L2/EFL) learners' language performance …