Using Raters from India to Score a Large-Scale Speaking Test

Autor/inn/en	Xi, Xiaoming; Mollaun, Pam
Titel	Using Raters from India to Score a Large-Scale Speaking Test
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 61 (2011) 4, S.1222-1255 (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9922.2011.00667.x
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Scoring; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Evaluators; Language Tests; Second Language Learning; Indo European Languages; Native Language; Training; Comparative Analysis; India; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewertung; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Indoeuropäisch; Ausbildung; Indien
Abstract	We investigated the scoring of the Speaking section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language[TM] Internet-based (TOEFL iBT[R]) test by speakers of English and one or more Indian languages. We explored the extent to which raters from India, after being trained and certified, were able to score the TOEFL examinees with mixed first languages accurately and consistently. The effectiveness of a special training package designed for scoring Indian examinees was examined as well. We found that the raters from India performed as well as the operational U.S.-based raters in scoring both Indian and non-Indian examinees. The special training also helped the raters score Indian examinees more consistently and confidently. (As Provided).
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