L’impatto della valutazione tra pari sulla qualità delle traduzioni in studenti d’inglese come lingua straniera con differenti livelli di rendimento

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Lan Li
Na Zhao
Fei Gao

Abstract

L’obiettivo di questo studio è stato quello di esaminare l’impatto della valutazione tra pari sull’apprendimento e sulla motivazione degli studenti a diversi livelli di rendimento (basso, medio e alto). Quarantuno partecipanti, tutti studenti di inglese come lingua straniera (EFL), sono stati invitati a partecipare a questo studio. Tutti hanno completato un progetto di traduzione in inglese, partecipando in seguito a un’attività di valutazione tra pari, leggendo e commentando il lavoro degli altri. Successivamente, gli studenti hanno rivisto e ripresentato i propri progetti di traduzione. L’analisi dei dati suggerisce che l’attività di valutazione tra pari ha migliorato in modo significativo le prestazioni di tutti gli studenti nella traduzione (in termini di aumento dei voti tra la prima e la seconda versione), indipendentemente dai loro livelli di rendimento. Il confronto tra le traduzioni iniziali degli studenti (prima della valutazione tra pari) e quelle finali (dopo la valutazione tra pari) ha rivelato che gli studenti con risultati bassi hanno avuto il maggior grado di miglioramento, seguiti da quelli con risultati medi e poi da quelli con risultati alti. Ciononostante, tutti gli studenti hanno dichiarato di aver apprezzato l’attività di valutazione tra pari e di essersi impegnati in modo analogo, come misurato dalle scale di gradimento e di impegno. L’interpretazione dei risultati e le implicazioni vengono discusse nel contributo.

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