Assessment approaches of English language teachers in the Saudi higher education context

Language Testing in Asia

Table 2 Participant demographics

Demographic variable		Number of participant teachers
Gender	Female	191
Gender	Male	94
Age	22–29	52
	30–39	142
	40–49	69
	50+	22
Job title	Assistant professor	48
	Associate professor	8
	Lecturer	94
	Instructor	99
	Teaching assistant	18
	Other	18
Education	PhD	70
	MA	178
	BA	40
	Other	13
Degrees	Applied linguistics	68
	TESOL	55
	Linguistics	30
	Education	32
	Literature	35
Career stage	0–2	56
	3–5	59
	6–8	41
	9+	128
Experience in current role	Novice	35
	Competent	139
	Expert	111
Assessment education	A course	162
Assessment education	No course	113
Assessment decision-maker	Yes	59
Assessment decision-maker	No	162
Roles in the profession	Language teacher	271
	Professional examiner and/or rater	35
	Member of test development unit	45
	Researcher of language assessment	27
	Policy-maker for language assessment	15
	Test score user	0