Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students

Claudia Yolanda Becerra

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2006-01-01

Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students

Evaluación de materiales: Una responsabilidad compartida entre profesores y estudiantes

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Materials assessment, evaluation, assessment, democratic classrooms, English innovation, foreign language innovation, curriculum (en)
Evaluación de materiales, evaluación, seguimiento, salones democráticos, innovación-inglés, innovación-lengua extranjera, currículo (es)

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Claudia Yolanda Becerra Institución Educativa Distrital Naciones Unidas II

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This article focuses on the development of a small-scale research project implemented in a public school in Bogotá, Colombia with a group of fourth graders who study English as a foreign language. The main goal of this research is to determine the criteria my fourth graders use when assessing the worksheets I provided them with in the English class. The data collection techniques that support the proposal are questionnaires, semi-open interviews, and the teacher’s journal. This study prompted a more collaborative environment among teacher and students regarding a basic activity of the curriculum as the materials used in class. Finally, this paper emphasizes the importance of creating classrooms that are more democratic to enrich the educational process.

Este artículo se centra en el desarrollo de un proyecto de investigación a pequeña escala implementado en un colegio público en Bogotá, Colombia con un grupo de cuarto de primaria que estudia inglés como lengua extranjera. La investigación busca determinar el criterio usado por mis estudiantes de cuarto de primaria cuando evalúan los talleres que yo diseño para la clase de inglés. Las técnicas de recolección de datos que soportan esta propuesta son cuestionarios, entrevistas semiabiertas, y el diario del profesor como fuente secundaria. Este estudio promovió un ambiente de mayor diálogo entre profesor y estudiantes, teniendo en cuenta una actividad básica del currículo como son los materiales usados en clase. Finalmente, este trabajo enfatiza en la importancia de crear salones más democráticos para enriquecer el proceso educativo.

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Becerra, C. Y. (2006). Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 7(1), 31–45. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10986

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Becerra, C.Y. 2006. Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development. 7, 1 (Jan. 2006), 31–45.

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Becerra, C. Y. Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. 2006, 7, 31-45.

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BECERRA, C. Y. Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 31–45, 2006. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10986. Acesso em: 26 dec. 2025.

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Becerra, Claudia Yolanda. 2006. “Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 7 (1):31-45. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10986.

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Becerra, C. Y. (2006) “Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students”, Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 7(1), pp. 31–45. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10986 (Accessed: 26 December 2025).

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C. Y. Becerra, “Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students”, Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev., vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 31–45, Jan. 2006.

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Becerra, C. Y. “Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 2006, pp. 31-45, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10986.

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Becerra, Claudia Yolanda. “Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 7, no. 1 (January 1, 2006): 31–45. Accessed December 26, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10986.

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Becerra CY. Materials Assessment: A Shared Responsibility among Teachers and Students. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. [Internet]. 2006 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 26];7(1):31-45. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10986

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