THE EFFECT OF E-ASSESSMENT ON WRITING SKILL OF IRANIAN UPPER INTERMEDIATE EFL LEARNERS

This study investigated the effect of e-assessment on writing skill of Iranian upper-intermediate efl learners'. To achieve this goal, a group of 60 females and males efl students (aged between 14 to 30 years old) participated in the free paragraph writing course based on their scores on a writing placement test. Participants were divided into two control (n= 30) and experimental (n= 30) groups. In both control and experimental groups, two tests including a writing placement test and quick placement test were administered before and after the treatment to check the participants' progress or regress. A quick placement test questionnaire was developed and completed 60students in language teaching institutes in Fars province, iran. A quasiexperimental, intact group, pretest and posttest design was employed in the current study. The results of the study revealed that the knowledge of e-assessment has got a significant impact on learners' writing skill.