The Use of Technology in Sign Language Testing: Results of a Pre-Pandemic Survey

Autor/inn/en	Haug, Tobias; Mann, Wolfgang; Holzknecht, Franz
Titel	The Use of Technology in Sign Language Testing: Results of a Pre-Pandemic Survey
Quelle	In: Sign Language Studies, 23 (2023) 2, S.243-281 (39 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0302-1475
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Testing; Sign Language; Natural Language Processing; Language Tests; Program Effectiveness; Barriers; Language Skills; Test Format; Test Construction; Foreign Countries; Australia; Europe; North America; New Zealand; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gebärdensprache; Natürliche Sprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Testentwicklung; Testaufbau; Ausland; Australien; Europa; Nordamerika; Neuseeland; Afrika
Abstract	This study is a follow-up to previous research conducted in 2012 on computer-assisted language testing (CALT) that applied a survey approach to investigate the use of technology in sign language testing worldwide. The goal of the current study was to replicate the 2012 study and to obtain updated information on the use of technology in sign language testing. Another goal was to broaden the scope of the previous study by also considering the use of automatic sign language recognition and production (by avatars) in applied testing scenarios through technologies that make use of artificial intelligence (AI). Thirty-two sign language testing professionals participated in the current study. The results of the survey confirm the findings from 2012, but also raise new issues for future research (trends) related to sign language testing, such as the use of automatic sign language recognition for automatic scoring and the problem of acquiring funding for developing and maintaining web-based sign language testing platforms. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01