Investigating how vocabulary is assessed in a narrative task through raters' verbal protocols  

Oleh:

Li, Hui ; Lorenzo-Dus, Nuria

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: SYSTEM: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Full Text) vol. 46 (2014), page 1-13.
Topik: Rater protocols; Vocabulary assessment; Analytic rating scales; Oral proficiency
Fulltext: System_46_2014_Li-V1.pdf (963.06KB)

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The study examines the process of assessing vocabulary in oral proficiency examinations. Vocabulary is increasingly adopted as an effective indicator of candidates' oral proficiency in large-scale tests, but there is limited empirical evidence so far regarding how raters assess it. In this experiment, 25 participants rated one English oral text produced by a candidate with Chinese as a first language. Raters' verbal protocols were transcribed and coded to identify what raters attended to in assessing vocabulary. The candidate's use of ‘advanced’ words was found to have a direct impact on vocabulary scores. Also, both vocabulary and non-vocabulary features emerged in the raters' protocols. The findings question the possibility of assessing vocabulary as a discrete construct.

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