Construct implications of including still image or video in computer-based listening tests.

Autor/in	Ockey, Gary J.
Titel	Construct implications of including still image or video in computer-based listening tests.
Quelle	In: Language testing, 24 (2007) 4, S. 517-537Infoseite zur Zeitschrift Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Grafiken 1; Anhang
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-5322
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Interview; Hörtest; Test; Hörverstehen; Computer; Video; Vergleichende Analyse; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Hörverstehen; Englischunterricht; Bild; Visualisieren; Hochschule; USA
Abstract	Over the past decade, listening comprehension tests have been converting to computer-based tests that include visual input. However, little research is available to suggest how test takers engage with different types of visuals on such tests. The reported study compared a series of still images to video in academic computer-based tests to determine how test takers engage with these two test modes. The study, which employed observations, retrospective reports and interviews, used data from university-level non-native speakers of English. The findings suggest that test takers engage differently with these two modes of delivery. Specifically, while test takers engaged minimally and similarly with the still images, there was wide variation in the ways and degree to which they engaged with the video stimulus. Implications of the study are that computer-based tests of listening comprehension could include still images with only minimally altering the construct that is measured by audio-only listening tests, but the utilization of video in such computer-based tests may require a rethinking of the listening construct. (Verlag, adapt.).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2022/3