The Investigation of the Place of Inference as a Cognitive Skill in the Algerian BAC Examinations of English
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2015
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Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou
Abstract
The present paper is concerned with the evaluation of the English Baccalaureate examination
subjects in Algeria. Our aim was to explore the extent to which inference level is taken into
consideration in these official examinations. In order to conduct the study, we analyzed
sixteen (16) English BAC examination papers to know whether they include questions that
necessitate the inference skill. Also, in our research we used Edyz Quellmalz framework of
critical thinking skills including five skills, which are; recall, analysis, comparison, inference,
and evaluation. The results showed that the five skills in Quellmalz taxonomy are all included
but in imbalanced percentages. Inference questions in the BAC exams are highly included, it
takes 37.82%. Almost all the types of inferences are found in the English BAC examinations
we analyzed but unfortunately they all belong to simple inferences. Finally, a set of
suggestions have been provided so to improve the English BAC examinations in Algeria.
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