Data-Based Change for Departmental Effectiveness in the English Preparatory Unit: A Longitudinal Case Study

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dc.authoridSUMMAK, M. Semih/0000-0003-4900-6545
dc.authoridSincar, Mehmet/0000-0002-4979-5014;
dc.authorwosidSUMMAK, M. Semih/AAI-4778-2020
dc.authorwosidSincar, Mehmet/ABF-3555-2020
dc.authorwosidSincar, Mehmet/AAB-1645-2019
dc.contributor.authorSummak, M. Semih
dc.contributor.authorSummak, A. Elcin (Goeren)
dc.contributor.authorSincar, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:09:49Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:09:49Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractProblem: The major problem was: What will be the impact of a three-year evidence-based and mission-driven change program (to be launched between 1997-2000) on the proficiency level of English Preparatory Program students (of Gaziantep University) longitudinally, in terms of international compatibility? Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to inquire means and ways of assuring accountability as a tool for departmental effectiveness, through measurable performance indicators in the English Preparatory Department of Gaziantep University. Design and Methodology: This paper presents a longitudinal case study, embracing action research backed by a series of empirical analyses (time-variant and time-invariant) spanning a 9-year period. Statistical applications such as independent samples t-test, linear regression and correlation have constituted the backbone of the analyses. Findings: The proposed exemption criterion (500 PB-TOEFL) had no scientific base and was not justifiable in terms of minimum proficiency level required for the completion of the English Preparatory Program. Findings showed that the minimum English proficiency level was approximately equivalent to a score of 377 on the paper-based TOEFL, being far from the exemption criterion and international compatibility. Conclusions/Recommendations: It can be concluded that the average outputs of the English Preparatory Department (of Gaziantep University) were not found to be internationally compatible with refrence to TOEFL grades and, in great part, the exemption criterion and the English proficiency level attained at the EPD was/is still not accountable. Outsourcing can be an innovative alternative for improving efficiency at the English preparatory unit in question.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage76en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-597X
dc.identifier.issn2528-8911
dc.identifier.issue35en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84987720196en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage57en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid90553en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/90553
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/92462
dc.identifier.volume9en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000266207900004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAni Yayinciliken_US
dc.relation.ispartofEurasian Journal of Educational Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEvidence-based changeen_US
dc.subjectforeign language teachingen_US
dc.subjectdepartmental efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleData-Based Change for Departmental Effectiveness in the English Preparatory Unit: A Longitudinal Case Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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