On the feasibility of DA-supported transformative education in Iranian EFL setting

This study aimed to investigate the Iranian EFL students and their teachers’ perceptions of the factors involved in the implementation of Transformative Education (TE). More importantly, the focus was on investigating the feasibility of the integration of TE with Dynamic Assessment (DA) in the Irani...

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Main Authors: Azadeh Zarbafian, Gholam-Reza Abbasian, Ahmad Mohseni, Abdollah Baradaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Cogent Education
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2020.1832177
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spelling doaj-fb3fe8e589b94b2daa24a44c6c9c6c1b2021-04-21T16:14:27ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2020-01-017110.1080/2331186X.2020.18321771832177On the feasibility of DA-supported transformative education in Iranian EFL settingAzadeh Zarbafian0Gholam-Reza Abbasian1Ahmad Mohseni2Abdollah Baradaran3Islamic Azad University, South Tehran BranchImam Ali UniversityIslamic Azad University, South Tehran BranchIslamic Azad University, Central Tehran BranchThis study aimed to investigate the Iranian EFL students and their teachers’ perceptions of the factors involved in the implementation of Transformative Education (TE). More importantly, the focus was on investigating the feasibility of the integration of TE with Dynamic Assessment (DA) in the Iranian EFL setting. To do so, 105 Iranian university students majoring in the English language were randomly assigned to four different classes, as control and experimental groups. The control groups were instructed based on a pure TE-oriented approach; whereas, the experimental groups were instructed based on the integration of TE with DA. Triangulation of instruments was used to collect the data. Overall, 66.6% of the learners reported that the perspective transformation happened in the classrooms through the students’ support, challenge from teacher, classroom discussion, and dialogue, and class projects. Meanwhile, as indicators of teachers’ perceptions, teachers expressed the highest perception towards the “challenge.” The analysis also expressed that this integration increased critical thinking skills among learners and decreased the level of aggressiveness and anxiety. Last but not the least, the learners expressed similar perceptions as those of the teachers. The findings offer both theoretical and pedagogical insights to the stakeholders.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2020.1832177transformative educationdynamic assessmentteachers’ perceptionslearners’ perception
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author Azadeh Zarbafian
Gholam-Reza Abbasian
Ahmad Mohseni
Abdollah Baradaran
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Gholam-Reza Abbasian
Ahmad Mohseni
Abdollah Baradaran
On the feasibility of DA-supported transformative education in Iranian EFL setting
Cogent Education
transformative education
dynamic assessment
teachers’ perceptions
learners’ perception
author_facet Azadeh Zarbafian
Gholam-Reza Abbasian
Ahmad Mohseni
Abdollah Baradaran
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title On the feasibility of DA-supported transformative education in Iranian EFL setting
title_short On the feasibility of DA-supported transformative education in Iranian EFL setting
title_full On the feasibility of DA-supported transformative education in Iranian EFL setting
title_fullStr On the feasibility of DA-supported transformative education in Iranian EFL setting
title_full_unstemmed On the feasibility of DA-supported transformative education in Iranian EFL setting
title_sort on the feasibility of da-supported transformative education in iranian efl setting
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
series Cogent Education
issn 2331-186X
publishDate 2020-01-01
description This study aimed to investigate the Iranian EFL students and their teachers’ perceptions of the factors involved in the implementation of Transformative Education (TE). More importantly, the focus was on investigating the feasibility of the integration of TE with Dynamic Assessment (DA) in the Iranian EFL setting. To do so, 105 Iranian university students majoring in the English language were randomly assigned to four different classes, as control and experimental groups. The control groups were instructed based on a pure TE-oriented approach; whereas, the experimental groups were instructed based on the integration of TE with DA. Triangulation of instruments was used to collect the data. Overall, 66.6% of the learners reported that the perspective transformation happened in the classrooms through the students’ support, challenge from teacher, classroom discussion, and dialogue, and class projects. Meanwhile, as indicators of teachers’ perceptions, teachers expressed the highest perception towards the “challenge.” The analysis also expressed that this integration increased critical thinking skills among learners and decreased the level of aggressiveness and anxiety. Last but not the least, the learners expressed similar perceptions as those of the teachers. The findings offer both theoretical and pedagogical insights to the stakeholders.
topic transformative education
dynamic assessment
teachers’ perceptions
learners’ perception
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2020.1832177
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