Designing and Evaluating the Use of Smartphones to Facilitate Online Testing in Second-Language Teacher Education (SLTE): An Auto-Ethnographic Study

Authors

  • Nani Solihati University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA
  • Herri Mulyono University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Pedagogy UHAMKA Address: Jl. Tanah Merdeka, Ciracas, Jakarta Timur Indonesia, Postal Code 13760 Tel +62 21 8400341, +62 21 8403683, Fax +62 21 8411531 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0668-0268

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v13i01.7683

Keywords:

smartphone, teacher education, second language teacher education (SLTE), auto-ethnography

Abstract


This paper reports on an auto-ethnographic study aiming to identify insights into the practice of using smartphone to facilitate online testing in context of second language teacher education (SLTE). In total of fifty-four pre-service teachers participated in the study. Two methods were employed to collect data, including observation and written-reflection. Additional data gathered from interview and students’ activity logs on the website were also used to triangulate the data collected through the initial methods. A thematic analysis were carried out to analyse the qualitative data. Findings of the study show that smartphone is viable as an electronic tool to facilitate online testing in SLTE context. More importantly, the use of Moodle as an online test platform fits both the teacher and the students’ needs on several aspects such as design, test structure, and online test activity. The study also highlights benefits and challenges of employing sequential and multiple attempt test modes and delayed feedback on online tests. Implications of the findings on the practice of online testing using smartphone in context of SLTE and further research in the field are also discussed.

Author Biographies

Nani Solihati, University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA

Nani Solihati is an associate professor at Faculty of Teacher Training and Pedagogy (Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan), University of Muhammadiyah, Prof. Dr Hamka (UHAMKA). She obtained her PhD in Indonesian language education. Her research interests include neurolinguistics, discourse analysis, language and literature.

Herri Mulyono, University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Pedagogy UHAMKA Address: Jl. Tanah Merdeka, Ciracas, Jakarta Timur Indonesia, Postal Code 13760 Tel +62 21 8400341, +62 21 8403683, Fax +62 21 8411531

Herri Mulyono is a member of teaching staff at Faculty of Teacher Training, University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA (UHAMKA). He is a PhD Candidate at University of York, UK. His research interests include teaching and leanring strategies of English as a foreign language and computer assisted language learning (CALL).

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Published

2018-01-22

How to Cite

Solihati, N., & Mulyono, H. (2018). Designing and Evaluating the Use of Smartphones to Facilitate Online Testing in Second-Language Teacher Education (SLTE): An Auto-Ethnographic Study. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 13(01), pp. 124–137. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v13i01.7683

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