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Effects Of Field Independence, Metacognitive Knowledge, And Vocabulary Knowledge On Second Language Listening Comprehension 场独立性、元认知知识和词汇知识对二语听力理解的影响

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2022-03-22 DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2022.2056037

M. Satori

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引用次数: 3

Tablet-based Listening Assessment in Switzerland – Task Development in Grade 4 瑞士基于平板电脑的听力测评——四年级学生的任务发展

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2022-02-28 DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2022.2042302

Nadine Nell-Tuor

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The Known and Unknown About the Nature and Assessment of L2 Listening 关于二语听力的性质和评估的已知与未知

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2022-02-27 DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2022.2042951

Vahid Aryadoust

引用次数: 1

Epilogue to the Special Issue on the Nature and Measurement of Second Language Listening 第二语言听力的性质与测量特刊结语

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2022-02-22 DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2022.2021010

Holzknecht Franz

引用次数: 0

QUESTION PREVIEW IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES LISTENING ASSESSMENT: THE EFFECT OF STEM PREVIEW ON DIFFICULTY, ITEM TYPE, AND DISCRIMINATION 学术英语中的问题预习听力评估：词干预习对难度、项目类型和辨别能力的影响

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2022-02-03 DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2022.2029705

Rebecca Yeager, Zachary Meyer

{"title":"QUESTION PREVIEW IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES LISTENING ASSESSMENT: THE EFFECT OF STEM PREVIEW ON DIFFICULTY, ITEM TYPE, AND DISCRIMINATION","authors":"Rebecca Yeager, Zachary Meyer","doi":"10.1080/10904018.2022.2029705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2022.2029705","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of adding stem preview to an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) multiple-choice listening assessment. In stem preview, listeners may view the item stems, but not response options, before listening. Previous research indicates that adding preview to an exam typically decreases difficulty, but raises concerns about score interpretation. Concerningly, no previous studies have explored the impact of preview on item discrimination, a key assumption of a validity argument. Our study utilized a Latin square design controlling for group, lecture, and preview condition to explore the impact of stem preview on difficulty, item type, and discrimination. Analysis indicated no significant effects of preview condition on difficulty or item type overall at our chosen alpha level. However, comparisons of total scores revealed a bimodal distribution in the no-preview condition, but not in the preview condition, indicating lower-scoring students received a boost from stem preview. Additionally, preview significantly increased facility on one of the trivial items. Results for discrimination were more complicated. On two of the five discrimination indices in the study, preview significantly decreased item discrimination, but for the other three indices, effects were not significant. Implications for assessment developers and researchers are discussed.","PeriodicalId":35114,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Listening","volume":"36 1","pages":"299 - 324"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41413237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

The Multimodal Listening Test in a High-Stakes Context: Gender-Neutral or not? 高风险情境下的多模态听力测试:性别中立与否?

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2022-01-24 DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2021.1993446

Anna von Zansen, R. Hildén, Emma Laihanen

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引用次数: 2

CAN MANAGER’S LISTENING BEHAVIOR BENEFIT EMPLOYEES? POWER DISTANCE MAY HAVE THE ANSWER 管理者的倾听行为能让员工受益吗?权力距离或许有答案

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2022-01-18 DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2021.2004892

C. Kuo, Kirk Chang, Sheng Cheng

引用次数: 1

A survey of narrative listening behaviors in 8-13-year-old children 8-13岁儿童叙事性听力行为调查

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2021-12-15 DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/8kces

Sarah Bobbitt, Björn Herrmann, B. Butler

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引用次数: 0

THE EFFECTS OF LINGUISTIC AND COGNITIVE FACTORS ON THE L2 PROCESSING OF ORAL INPUT: A SELF-PACED LISTENING EXPERIMENT 语言和认知因素对口语输入二语加工的影响:一个自定节奏听力实验

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2021.1992281

M. Bril, Anouk Gerrits, Merel Visser

{"title":"THE EFFECTS OF LINGUISTIC AND COGNITIVE FACTORS ON THE L2 PROCESSING OF ORAL INPUT: A SELF-PACED LISTENING EXPERIMENT","authors":"M. Bril, Anouk Gerrits, Merel Visser","doi":"10.1080/10904018.2021.1992281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2021.1992281","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Listening comprehension is a real-time process, yet very little is known about the variables affecting real-time second language (L2) listening. The present study aimed at investigating the effects of syntactic complexity and word frequency on L2 listening. Furthermore, the role of the listener’s working memory capacity in listening comprehension was investigated. Fifty-three Dutch learners of French were tested using a working memory task and self-paced listening technique. Working memory scores and reaction times were collected as a measure of processing efficiency. Contrast analyses were run on the reaction times per variable. Correlation tests were run between the working memory scores and reaction times. The results showed that syntactic complexity affects L2 listening comprehension. However, no effect of word frequency on L2 listening and no correlation between working memory capacity and L2 listening in any of the conditions was found. We conclude that linguistic factors shown to affect offline L2 listening are not always generalizable to online L2 listening. We also conclude that working memory considered as a cognitive system separate from other cognitive processes involved in language comprehension does not explain individual differences in real-time L2 listening. Further research needs to be done to better understand (real-time) L2 listening comprehension.","PeriodicalId":35114,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Listening","volume":"36 1","pages":"268 - 282"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49126675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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TRAINING THE “EVERYDAY” LISTENER HOW TO RATE ACCENTED SPEECH 训练“日常”听者如何评价口音

International Journal of Listening Pub Date : 2021-11-12 DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2021.1987910

Alyssa Kermad

引用次数: 2