日本語会話テストにおいてテスト形式が受験者の発話に与える影響 : グループ形式とインタビュー形式の比較  [in Japanese] Effects of Test Format on Student Performance in Japanese Oral Tests : A Comparison between Group Format and Interview Format  [in Japanese]

This paper investigates the effects of test format on student performance in Japanese oral tests by analyzing student discourses during tests. In a high-intermediate Japanese course, 6 Korean students took two types of oral tests: the group format and the interview format. Student performance was analyzed in terms of fluency, accuracy, and complexity based on Skehan's (1996, 1998) approach. The results showed students spoke more accurately in a group than in an interview. The result of fluency was not clear because only one measure showed significance. Complexities were not different between the two formats. Although the problem of small size was admitted, the importance of considering the nature of test format in test design and score inference was implicated.

This paper investigates the effects of test format on student performance in Japanese oral tests by analyzing student discourses during tests. In a high-intermediate Japanese course, 6 Korean students took two types of oral tests: the group format and the interview format. Student performance was analyzed in terms of fluency, accuracy, and complexity based on Skehan's (1996, 1998) approach. The results showed students spoke more accurately in a group than in an interview. The result of fluency was not clear because only one measure showed significance. Complexities were not different between the two formats. Although the problem of small size was admitted, the importance of considering the nature of test format in test design and score inference was implicated.