Titre :	Improving the reliability of oral proficiency
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Amina Zemiche, Auteur ; Samir Laraba, Directeur de thèse
Editeur :	CONSTANTINE [ALGERIE] : Université Frères Mentouri Constantine
Année de publication :	2012
Importance :	98 f.
Format :	30 cm.
Note générale :	Une copie électronique PDF disponible en Bus
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Lettres et Langues Etrangères:Langue Anglaise
Tags :	Improving  Reliability  Oral Proficiency
Index. décimale :	420 Langue anglaise
Résumé :	The reliability of a test refers to the consistency of its scores. Oral tests are characterised by the fact that they are unreliable by nature. The role of the present study is to help improve the reliability of this kind of tests. It aims at uncovering Oral Expression teachers’ views about the importance of reliability of the test scores they obtain, and judge their awareness of this issue. It aims also at finding whether the marking scheme affects the degree of reliability of an oral test. In the fulfilment of these aims, it is hypothesised that reliability in oral proficiency testing would be improved if greater attention is paid to the marking scheme implemented, and to the construction of the test. To test the validity of this hypothesis, a questionnaire has been administered, and it has been filled in by twelve teachers of Oral Expression in the Department of Foreign Languages at the UMC. The obtained results partly confirm the hypothesis with regard to test construction. The results also emphasise the role of training examiners in increasing the reliability of the scores. The marking scheme has been found not as important as the afore-mentioned factors. Additionally, the results proved that teachers of Oral Expression at the UMC are aware of the importance of achieving consistent test scores, and that they make enormous efforts in this domain despite the time constraints they encounter. This study illustrates the significant role that the training of examiners plays in the improvement of reliability in testing oral proficiency. Therefore, teachers of Oral Expression should be trained in how to test learners’ oral proficiency before any oral test takes place. Additionally, they should achieve well constructed tests that test students’ real level.
Diplome :	Master 2
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Improving the reliability of oral proficiency [texte imprimé] / Amina Zemiche, Auteur ; Samir Laraba, Directeur de thèse . - CONSTANTINE [ALGERIE] : Université Frères Mentouri Constantine, 2012 . - 98 f. ; 30 cm.
Une copie électronique PDF disponible en Bus
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Lettres et Langues Etrangères:Langue Anglaise
Tags :	Improving  Reliability  Oral Proficiency
Index. décimale :	420 Langue anglaise
Résumé :	The reliability of a test refers to the consistency of its scores. Oral tests are characterised by the fact that they are unreliable by nature. The role of the present study is to help improve the reliability of this kind of tests. It aims at uncovering Oral Expression teachers’ views about the importance of reliability of the test scores they obtain, and judge their awareness of this issue. It aims also at finding whether the marking scheme affects the degree of reliability of an oral test. In the fulfilment of these aims, it is hypothesised that reliability in oral proficiency testing would be improved if greater attention is paid to the marking scheme implemented, and to the construction of the test. To test the validity of this hypothesis, a questionnaire has been administered, and it has been filled in by twelve teachers of Oral Expression in the Department of Foreign Languages at the UMC. The obtained results partly confirm the hypothesis with regard to test construction. The results also emphasise the role of training examiners in increasing the reliability of the scores. The marking scheme has been found not as important as the afore-mentioned factors. Additionally, the results proved that teachers of Oral Expression at the UMC are aware of the importance of achieving consistent test scores, and that they make enormous efforts in this domain despite the time constraints they encounter. This study illustrates the significant role that the training of examiners plays in the improvement of reliability in testing oral proficiency. Therefore, teachers of Oral Expression should be trained in how to test learners’ oral proficiency before any oral test takes place. Additionally, they should achieve well constructed tests that test students’ real level.
Diplome :	Master 2
Permalink :	https://bu.umc.edu.dz/master/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=3568