Effects of test types and interlocutors' proficiency on oral performance assessment

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25884073
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Tsurumi University
• Principal Investigator: NEGISHI Junko 鶴見大学, 文学部, 准教授 (10708960)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 外国語教育 / 第二言語習得 / テスティング / スピーキング / 評価 / インタラクション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study compared the impacts of three types of test (a single-speaker task, paired oral discussion, and group oral interaction) and interlocutors’ proficiency level, on the test scores of 24 Japanese university students. The results showed that the students scored higher in the group oral interaction compared to the single-speaker task and paired oral discussion. Paired or group oral interactions may be implemented in test batteries in the near future. Therefore, learners may need more communicative, interactive activities in their classrooms, to promote their interactive competence.

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人文学