A Study of the Statistical Foundations of Group Conversation Tests in Spoken English1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4501616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erkki Liski, Erkki P Liski (Tampere University), Simo Puntanen (0000-0002-6776-0173, Tampere University) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-246 |
| Publication date | 1983-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-1770.1983.tb00536.x |
| OpenAlex | W2019103999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper is intended as one statistical step towards achieving objectivity in group oral testing in English. The test and the marking system adopted were developed by Folland and Robertson (1976). The data under study comprise sample results from tests taken by 698 Finnish university students at the University of Tampere. The testees' performance was evaluated by noting errors under four categories-pronunciation, grammatical structure, lexis, and use-and "pluses" under use and lexis. The primary aim of this research has been to bring out statistical factors which may be useful in developing tests of spoken English. Distributions of errors are shown and studied in relation to variables such as number of utterances spoken by the testee, sex, mark in a matriculation examination, and group factors. The results show that most errors were made in grammatical structure and fewest in use. More talkative students showed better proficiency than less talkative when compared on the basis of the number of errors per ten utterances. Generally considered, the girls' proficiency was better than the boys', but this difference disappeared when the mark in the matriculation examination was taken into account: The mark was positively correlated with language proficiency and the girls' marks were significantly higher than those of the boys
Conversation · Lexis · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Matriculation · Pronunciation · Statistical analysis · Statistics · Test (biology) · Educational Technology and Assessment · Mathematics · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |