?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+exploratory+study+of+the+current+assessment+practices+for+improving+the+learning+of+English+as+a+foreign+language+(EFL)+in+two+Vietnamese+universities&rft.creator=Tran%2C+Thi+Duyen&rft.subject=Assessment+for+learning+(AfL)&rft.subject=English+language+assessment&rft.subject=EFL+education&rft.subject=Sociocultural+perspectives&rft.subject=Vietnamese+Higher+Education&rft.description=This+case+study+investigated+EFL+assessment+practices+at+one+public+and+one+private+university+to+explore+the+support+of+assessment+for+English+language+learning+(ELL)+within+the+Vietnamese+sociocultural+context.+Findings+demonstrated+the+potential+of+assessment+to+engage+students+in+learning%3B+enhance+their+understanding+of+the+learning+objectives%3B+and+facilitate+their+learning+reflection.+Findings+also+identified+strong+influences+of+contextual+factors+such+as+teachers'+language+assessment+literacy%2C+high-stakes+testing+and+institutional+administrative+policies+on+the+practices+of+assessment+for+ELL.+This+study+contributes+to+research+on+Assessment+for+Learning+and+EFL+education+at+tertiary+level+in+Vietnam+and+other+similar+sociocultural+contexts.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F84622%2F1%2FThi%2520Duyen_Tran_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Tran%2C+Thi+Duyen+(2015)+An+exploratory+study+of+the+current+assessment+practices+for+improving+the+learning+of+English+as+a+foreign+language+(EFL)+in+two+Vietnamese+universities.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F84622%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education%3B+Office+of+Education+Research