Direct and Semi-Direct Validation: Test Takers’ Perceptions, Evaluations and Anxiety towards Speaking Module of an English Proficiency Test مقاله

نویسنده: Bijani، Houman ؛ Khabiri، Mona ؛

Journal of Language and Translation Winter2017, Volume 7 - Number 1 رتبه C (دانشگاه آزاد/ISC (‎17 صفحه - از 25 تا 41 )

کلیدواژه ها: Direct oral assessment English as foreign language (EFL) learners English proficiency test Mixed-method approach Semi-direct oral assessment Test takers’ perceptions Test Semi

چکیده:

This research study employed a mixed-methods approach to investigate the test takers’ perceptions and anx- iety in relation to an English language proficiency test called Community English Program (CEP). This study also evaluated the direct and semi-direct modes for speaking module of this test. To this end, 300 Eng- lish as Foreign Language (EFL) students were recruited in the study as test takers. They were invited to take the CEP speaking test using five tasks of Description, Narration, Summarization, Role-play and Exposition in both direct and semi-direct test modes. Their perceptions and evaluations of both test modes, through questionnaires, interviews and observations were examined. The results of the factor analysis revealed that test takers’ evaluations of both direct and semi-direct speaking modes were quite similar, yet not exactly identical. On the other hand, although test takers’ anxiety was shown influential, the findings showed that the most determining factor in test takers’ oral performance was their capability level. Capability level was the main reason why some test takers out-performed the others. The findings also demonstrated that test difficulty identification was complex, difficult and at the same time multidimensional. The quantitative re- sults displayed that the raters were scoring speaking performances differently; the qualitative results also provided logic for the reasons of these differences on the side of the test takers. Finally, the impact of test takers’ gender differences on their perceptions was found nonsignificant.

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Direct and Semi-Direct Validation: Test Takers’ Perceptions, Evaluations and Anxiety towards Speaking Module of an English Proficiency Test Houman Bijani 1 , Mona Khabiri 2* 1 Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of English Language Teaching, Islamic Azad University; Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Received: 16 January, 2017 Accepted: 21 March, 2017 Abstract This research study employed a mixed-methods approach to investigate the test takers’ perceptions and anx- iety in relation to an English language proficiency test called Community English Program (CEP). Instruments The speaking test The present study used the Community English Program (CEP) test to evaluate test takers’ speaking ability under various language use situations using five tasks of Description, Nar- ration, Summarization, Role -play and Exposi- tion in both direct and semi -direct test modes. The result of test takers’ performance feedback analysis of their perceptions, feelings, effectiveness and evaluation, clarity and further development of the speaking assessment, ob- tained from the interviews and questionnaires, demonstrated that negative reactions to both test modes were mainly due to time limits for all speaking tasks. Table 2 below displays the EFA to demonstrate the influential factors related to test takers’ perceptions and evaluations of the direct mode of speaking assessment. 796 Table 5 below displays the EFA administered to demonstrate the influential factors related to test takers’ perceptions and evaluations of the semi-direct mode of speaking assessment.

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