STRENGTHENING FEEDBACK LITERACY AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN ONLINE EFL ASSESSMENT (Principles and Practices for Distance Learning Contexts)

Online assessment has transformed the way English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning is designed, delivered, and evaluated. Yet effective online assessment involves far more than transferring traditional tests to a digital platform. Strengthening Feedback Literacy and Academic Integrity in Online EFL Assessment: Principles and Practices for Distance Learning Contexts explores how meaningful, transparent, fair, and purposeful assessment can be developed within Open and Distance Learning (ODL) environments. The book examines assessment alignment, validity, clarity, fairness, accessibility, practicality, and flexibility, while connecting learning objectives, learning activities, assessment tasks, and performance criteria. Through these perspectives, online assessment is presented as an integral part of the learning process rather than merely a means of measuring achievement.

A central focus of the book is the development of feedback literacy and academic integrity in digital learning environments. Readers are introduced to feedback literacy through understanding feedback, developing evaluative judgement, engaging in self- and peer assessment, managing feedback responses, and transforming feedback into meaningful action and revision. Academic integrity is explored through integrity awareness, plagiarism, unauthorized assistance, ethical online learning behaviour, and the management of risks in online assessment. Supported by case analyses and practical activities, this book brings together principles and practices that illuminate the evolving landscape of online EFL assessment and the competencies needed to engage with assessment responsibly, reflectively, and constructively in distance learning contexts.