수험자 특징이 페어, 그룹 말하기 시험 수행에 미치는 영향
The effects of test-taker characteristics on performances in pair and group oral tests
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This study investigates the effect of test-taker characteristics on performances in a Pair Oral Test(POT) and a Group Oral Test (GOT). The scores of POT and GOT were examined to see ifthere were differences between the performances in POT and GOT and if their performanceswere affected by their own or other test-takers’ personalities, English proficiency, and gender. The sample of test takers was 174 students who were taking English conversation course at aKorean university. Students paired and grouped according to (extrovert and introvert)personality, (low and high) English proficiency, and gender. They took each of three differentgrouping forms of POT and GOT totaling up to six tests. The findings of the study were asfollows. First, the students performed better in POT than in GOT. Secondly, extrovert studentsshowed higher performances than introvert students in both POT and GOT. Thirdly, lowEnglish proficiency students performed relatively better in GOT than in POT compared to thatof high English proficiency students. Last, female students performed better in POT. Whilepersonality and English proficiency did not give any significant influence on the performancesin both tests significant gender impact was presented when paired with the same gender offemale. Female test-takers were assigned higher scores when paired with the same gender. Onthe contrary, the female test-takers received lower scores when grouped with the same genderthan any other forms of GOT groupings.
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This study investigates the effect of test-taker characteristics on performances in a Pair Oral Test(POT) and a Group Oral Test (GOT). The scores of POT and GOT were examined to see ifthere were differences between the performances in POT and GOT and if their performanceswere affected by their own or other test-takers’ personalities, English proficiency, and gender. The sample of test takers was 174 students who were taking English conversation course at aKorean university. Students paired and grouped according to (extrovert and introvert)personality, (low and high) English proficiency, and gender. They took each of three differentgrouping forms of POT and GOT totaling up to six tests. The findings of the study were asfollows. First, the students performed better in POT than in GOT. Secondly, extrovert studentsshowed higher performances than introvert students in both POT and GOT. Thirdly, lowEnglish proficiency students performed relatively better in GOT than in POT compared to thatof high English proficiency students. Last, female students performed better in POT. Whilepersonality and English proficiency did not give any significant influence on the performancesin both tests significant gender impact was presented when paired with the same gender offemale. Female test-takers were assigned higher scores when paired with the same gender. Onthe contrary, the female test-takers received lower scores when grouped with the same genderthan any other forms of GOT groupings.
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