Memory Models and the Measurement of Listening.

Bostrom, Robert N.; Waldhart, Enid S.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Memory Models and the Measurement of Listening

Bostrom, Robert N.; Waldhart, Enid S.

Communication Education, v37 n1 p1-13 Jan 1988

Noting weaknesses in "standard" methods of measuring listening skills, developes a five-factor model utilizing three different kinds of memory and adding tasks requiring interpretation and concentration. Varying subscales--with the exception of the interpretive task--are found to be sufficiently reliable for research purposes. (NH)

Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Higher Education, Language Research, Learning Processes, Listening Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills, Long Term Memory, Memory, Models, Recall (Psychology), Research Methodology, Short Term Memory, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires

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