Jordanian Arabic Teachers’ Knowledge Level about Language Skills Assessment

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating Jordanian Arabic teachers’ knowledge level about language skills assessment (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), and whether the level of their knowledge differs according to the variables of qualification, and years of experience. To achieve the aims of the study, the language assessment knowledge test was used, the test consisted of (60) true false items.   The sample of the study consisted of (205) Arabic teachers in the schools affiliated to Bani Kinana directorate of education in Irbid Governorate.The results of the study showed that the knowledge level of Arabic teachers' language skills assessment was low in the test as a whole and in each domains, where the order of skills according to the level of their knowledge was as follows: reading, writing, speaking, listening. The results also showed that there were no statistical significant differences in the level of teachers' knowledge about language skills assessment according to the variables of qualification and years of experience.