A Study on Effects of Primary English Teachers’ Classroom Assessment on Students’ English Learning Interest

Abstract

In 2001, The Ministry of Education Guidelines for Actively Promoting Primary School English Course was issued by China`s Ministry of Education, mandating that students start to learn English as a compulsory subject from the third grade. Up to now, the New English Curriculum has been implemented for more than 10 years. How is the formative assessment done by the teachers? Questionnaire investigation and interviews are carried out in this study to examine the correlation between primary English teachers` classroom assessment and students` learning interest. The results show that primary English teachers` classroom assessment is in clear positive correlation with students` learning interest. Simultaneously, for students in different grades, of different genders and from different school types, teachers` classroom assessment has different effects on their English learning interest. This study gives primary English teachers insights into improving English classroom assessment.