The Effects of Paired Partners’ Proficiency Levels on Test-Takers’ Speaking Test Performance

서지정보

ㆍ발행기관 : 이화여자대학교 교과교육연구소 ㆍ수록지정보 : 교과교육학연구 / 21권 / 2호
ㆍ저자명 : Hyun IlSun

목차

I. Introduction
II. Literature Review
III. Method
IV. Results
V. Discussions and Conclusion
References

영어 초록

This study attempted to explore the effects of partners' proficiency levels on test scores in paired English
speaking test. Although the influence of interlocutor's effects on speaking test performance has been extensively researched
in the previous studies, the findings have been inconsistent. The present study explored the effect of partners' proficiency
levels on test scores in a paired speaking test. Participants included a total of 107 female adults and college students. Based
on their standardized speaking test scores, they were grouped into five levels: Superior, High, Intermediate, Novice-high,
and Novice proficiency level. Then, 90 test takers completed the test three times with being paired with three different partners.
The partners' proficiency levels were higher, the same as, or lower than their own. The results showed an increase in
test scores, as the proficiency level of the partners is higher. Furthermore, a statistically significant differences were found in
the test scores of test takers. In light of such effects, these findings indicate that the validity of paired speaking test needs to
be reconsidered its use and to find a better way to utilize it in a larger context.

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