The Challenges of Implementing the Emirates Standardized Test as a Proficiency Test in the UAE: An Exploratory Study

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dc.contributor.authorKhalil, Abdelhamid A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-05T12:58:26Z
dc.date.available2024-04-05T12:58:26Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionThis open access book presents contributions on a wide range of scientific areas originating from the BUiD Doctoral Research Conference (BDRC 2023)
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated teachers’ and educational leaders’ perspectives regarding the challenges that EFL twelfth graders encounter in relation to the Emirates Standardized Test (EmSAT). The study context was a private school in the UAE that follows the Ministry of Education curriculum. The present qualitative study adopted the phenomenological interpretive research approach. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with four English teachers and four educational leaders. Data were also analysed using thematic analysis that led to the creation of relevant themes. The findings revealed a number of challenges related to the EmSAT exam and recommendations to overcome these barriers. These included issues related to time constraints, anxiety, stress, lack of teaching resources, and learners’ low e-maturity level. The study had some implications for teachers, educational leaders, school administrations and policymakers.
dc.identifier.citationKhalil, A.A. (2024). The Challenges of Implementing the Emirates Standardized Test as a Proficiency Test in the UAE: An Exploratory Study. In: Al Marri, K., Mir, F.A., David, S.A., Al-Emran, M. (eds) BUiD Doctoral Research Conference 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 473. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56121-4_8
dc.identifier.isbnPrint: 978-3031561207 Online: 978-3031561214
dc.identifier.urihttps://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/2584
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-56121-4_8
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringerLink
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLecture Notes in Civil Engineering; volume 473
dc.relation.urihttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-56121-4_8
dc.subjectEmSAT English, standardized test, proficiency test, educational leaders, EFL teachers
dc.titleThe Challenges of Implementing the Emirates Standardized Test as a Proficiency Test in the UAE: An Exploratory Study
dc.typeConference paper
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