David A Leaper

Biographic Data

ID8903405
NAMEDavid A Leaper
GIVEN NAMESDavid A
FAMILY NAMELeaper
SIGNATURELEAPER D A
AFFILIATIONSHankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea
ORCID0000-0002-0539-9861
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX0

  • Detecting development of speaking proficiency with a group oral test

    Open AccessDavid A Leaper, James R BrawnARTICLELanguage Testing2019

    This paper is an investigation into the use of the group oral discussion test (GOT) to detect changes in speaking proficiency over a two-year period. In this test, three or four test-takers discuss a topic for up to 10 minutes without outside intervention. The performance of 53 Japanese university English major students on this test was videoed before their classes started and at the end of their first and second years of study. Indices of comple…

  • The influence of prompt on group oral tests

    Open AccessDavid A Leaper, A Mehdi Riazi et al.ARTICLELanguage Testing2014

    This paper reports an investigation into how the prompt may influence the discourse of group oral tests. The group oral test, in which three or four participants are rated on their ability to discuss a prompt, is a format for assessing the spoken ability of language learners. In this study, 141 Japanese university students were videoed in 41 group orals of three or four test-takers. Although the four different prompts written for the test were su…