@article{2017,title={ASSESSMENT AND GRADING PRACTICES OF EFL TEACHERS IN TURKEY},abstractNode={It is generally stated that assessment and grading are essential aspects of effective teaching. The purpose of this investigation is to describe actual classroom assessment and grading practices of EFL teachers teaching in different levels; namely, primary school, secondary school, high school, and university and also to understand whether they are aware of alternative assessment methods and if they are aware, how often they actually use them in the classroom. The participants of this study consist of 25 EFL teachers from Turkish state schools and the data were collected by means of a questionnaire adapted from McMillan (2001). The findings of the study suggest that the participants are well-aware of alternative assessment methods and they mostly believe in their usefulness; however, they do not use them in their classes as they think their classrooms are too crowded and the number of English course hours is not sufficient for it.},author={Banu İNAN KARAGÜL-- Doğan YÜKSEL & Mehmet ALTAY},year={2017},journal={International Journal of Language Academy}}