Is the oral interview superior to the group oral?

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As performance-based speaking tests become more prevalent, there is a growing need to examine different test formats for different testing situations. This study compares the group oral to the oral interview in two separate test administrations of both tests. Data collection included test scores assigned by two trained raters, a classroom rating assigned by a trained rater who was teaching the class, student questionnaires, rater comments, and informal interviews with students. Classical test analysis and many-facet Rasch measurement were utilized to analyze the data. Little difference was found in regard to test reliability and neither the students nor the teachers showed a clear preference for which test they thought was more effective.However, test ratings as compared to classroom ratings favored the oral interview as a more effective test. It is suggested that the latter finding might be because some weaker students can mask their weaknesses on the group oral by controlling the conversation. The paper also provides insights into some of the problems which arise in performance-based speaking tests and makes a case for the utilization of many-facet Rasch measurement to help reduce some of the subjective factors inherent when a performance is assessed by multiple raters.
国際大学の論文
2001-00-00