JALT2025 - Tokyo

Teachers' Perceptions and Practices of Internal Assessment in ELT

Oct 31, 2025, 3:25 PM

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes) Materials and Assessment Room 307

Speaker

Mrs Indra Kumari Oli (Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya)

Description

The study explores how English language teachers view and implement the Internal Assessment (IA) system that replaces the Continuous Assessment System (CAS) and integrates rubrics system under various criteria. Unlike CAS, teachers have favorable perceptions on IA however, they encounter challenges due to lack of knowledge about assessment criteria, large class sizes, excessive workloads, and insufficient resources. The study recommends a balanced strategy for combining assessment for learning with assessment as learning.

Summary

The IA system replaces the Continuous Assessment System (CAS) and integrates rubrics system under various criteria. The study explores how English language teachers view and use the Internal Assessment (IA) system that was implemented in Nepal in 2020. Teachers encounter challenges despite favorable perceptions, including a lack of knowledge about assessment criteria, large class sizes, excessive workloads, and insufficient resources. The study recommends a balanced strategy for combining assessment for learning with assessment as learning.