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Estimating the Difficulty of Oral Proficiency Tasks: What Does the Test-Taker Have To Offer?

Authors :
Elder, Catherine
Iwashita, Noriko
McNamara, Tim
Source :
Language Testing. Oct 2002 19(4):347-368.
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

Investigated the impact of performance conditions on perceptions of task difficulty in a test of spoken language, in light of the cognitive complexity framework proposed by Skehan (1998). Candidates performed narrative tasks whose characteristics and the conditions under which they were performed were manipulated, and the impact of these on task performance was analyzed. (Author/VWL)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0265-5322
Volume :
19
Issue :
4
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Language Testing
Notes :
Special issue: Interpretations, Intended Uses, and Designs in Task-Based Language Assessment.
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ653933
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research