A Study on “Teachers Beliefs and Practices in Higher Education”

Abstract

Assessment is a part of teaching and learning process which has a large impact on the learning process of students. Teachers have a role to teach and facilitate the students to develop their abilities. However, the research which focused on the beliefs of the teacher about assessment has not been done much by researcher, especially in higher education in the EFL context. The term ‘belief’ itself is defined as what people think and do. Pajares defined belief as what people say, intend and do as the impression of someone’s judgement over the things around her. In education, beliefs of teachers about teaching and learning influence their instructions process in the classroom. According to, the focus of teachers’ beliefs are on how they think about the best way to do to have an effective teaching and learning. The beliefs of the teachers also mean as their convictions and used as a guide which are considered to be true and act as a media that can perceive new experiences. When the teachers assess their students, their judgement on the students’ behaviour and performance are shaped by the theories from their teaching and learning experience. Teachers’ beliefs are being shown through their selection of approaches and materials, their procedures, judgements and behaviour in teaching and learning process. It influences not only on what to teach and how to do it, but also how to assess their students’ development ability.