Exploring the Impact of Docimology on Beninese EFL Advanced learners’ Writing Composition : Case Study of some Secondary Schools in Ouémé and Plateau Region

Abstract

This paper exposes the impact of docimology on Beninese EFL advanced learners writing skills development. It aims at describing the importance of docimology in the development of language skills. A mixed method which consists in collecting both quantitative and qualitative data has been adopted. The instruments used, include questionnaires, interviews, classroom observations and surveys of summative examination papers. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistic for correlation and significance test. A survey of twenty (20) examination papers and model answers designed by our sample evidences the mediocre proficiency in docimology. The impact of this docimology in writing skills development was assessed by comparing one hundred (100) learners’ writing production scores using analytic and holistic assessment model. The results reveal that learners have better score for the analytic evaluation model. Some strategies are worked out to provide solutions to grading challenges.