Implementing a formative assessment model at the secondary schools: attitudes and challenges

Language Testing in Asia

Table 1 Profile of the sampled English teachers

Teacher	Gender (M/F)	Age	Experience (years)	Qualification	Training	Area of school
T1	Male	45	17	BSS, MSS, BEd	SBA, CEC, EIA	Urban
T2	Female	38	12	BA, MA	CEC, EIA	Rural
T3	Male	41	13	BA, BEd	ELTIP, EIA	Rural
T4	Female	43	10	BA, BEd	ELTIP, CEC, EIA	Urban
T5	Male	37	10	BSc, BEd	ELTIP, CEC, EIA	Rural
T6	Female	47	19	BSS, BEd	ELTIP, SBA, EIA	Urban
T7	Male	52	26	BA, BEd	ELTIP, SBA, EIA	Rural
T8	Female	46	20	BA, BEd	ELTIP, EIA, CEC	Urban
T10	Male	42	14	BA, MA	ELT, EIA	Rural
T11	Male	46	20	BA, BEd	ELTIP, EIA	Rural
T12	Female	38	14	BSS, MSS	ELTIP, EIA	Urban

BA Bachelor of Arts, BSc Bachelor of Science, BSS Bachelor of Social Science, BEd Bachelor of Education, MSS Master of Social Science, ELTIP English Language Teaching Improvement Project, CEC Communicative English Course, SBA School-Based Assessment, EIA English in Action