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Evaluating Interactional Competence in Interview and Paired Discussion Tasks: A Rater Cognition Study
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Vo, Sonca – TESOL Journal, 2021
Studies of interaction in speaking assessment have highlighted problems regarding the unequal distribution of interaction patterns in different task types. However, little attempt has been made to include both verbal and nonverbal interaction features elicited in the tasks. Therefore, this study examined the elicitation of verbal and nonverbal…
Descriptors: Interviews, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Verbal Communication
Effects of Task Types on Interactional Competence in Oral Communication Assessment
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Vo, Sonca Thanh – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Studies of interaction in speaking assessment have highlighted problems regarding the unequal distribution of interaction patterns in interviews versus paired formats (Van Lier, 1989; Young & He, 1998). These studies, however, only looked at verbal interaction features, and no attempts in these studies were made to investigate both verbal and…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Verbal Communication, Speech Communication, Speech Evaluation
Moral Knowledge and Responsibilities in Evaluation Implementation: When Critical Theory and Responsive Evaluation Collide
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Freeman, Melissa; Preissle, Judith; Havick, Steven – New Directions for Evaluation, 2010
An external evaluation documented what occurred in an inaugural summer camp to teach high school students how to preserve religious freedom by learning about and acting on the history and current state of church-state separation and other first amendment issues. Camp designers hoped to promote religious diversity values and civic engagement in…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs, Religious Factors