The Role of Informal Assessment in Raising Learner’s Motivation

Abstract

The present research aims at investigating the impact of informal assessment on learners’ motivation. Students of English as a foreign language lack the motivation necessary especially when they are assessed; therefore, their motivation decreased when they do not know that they are being assessed. The aim of this research is to know to what extent informal assessment raises students’ motivation. Thus, It is hypothesized that a positive relation may exist between assessing students unconsciously and their motivation. To confirm our hypothesis we have followed the quantitative descriptive method by administering a questionnaire to (70) Master one students from the English Department at Guelma University, also (40) questionnaires are given to teachers of English Department (Guelma University). The research findings have indicated the significant impact of informal assessment which leads to the increase of learners motivation. Hence, it is recommended to teachers to use informal assessment in order to get rid of assessment’s fear and anxiety. Therefore, a number of pedagogical implications have been provided for raising learners motivation via using informal assessment.