Investigating the impact of including videos or still images in computer-based academic listening comprehension tests
Visual materials are central to second language listening (L2), yet their use in L2 listening assessment is very limited. Disagreement about the listening abilities that should be included in L2 listening construct and absence of empirical evidence about the effects of visual materials on performance in L2 listening tests led to disagreement about their use in L2 listening tests. Moreover, previous research did not explore how test takers interact with visual materials other than video texts. The present research attempts to contribute to the existing literature by exploring test takersâ viewing patterns using eye-tracking technology with both video and still photo texts during L2 academic listening test. In addition, cued retrospective reports are employed to extract test takersâ perceptions about the two types of visual materials and shedding light on the underlying cognitive processes they employed. Mixed-research method based on triangulation design was used to investigate test takersâ (n = 30) performance in video, still photo, and audio texts, in addition to recording their viewing patterns, and their reported perceptions about the visual materials. The results revealed that test takersâ performance
Elmankush, Iman
Investigating the impact of including videos or still images in computer-based academic listening comprehension tests. Visual materials are central to second language listening (L2), yet their use in L2 listening assessment is very limited. Disagreement about the listening abilities that should be included in L2 listening construct and absence of empirical evidence about the effects of visual materials on performance in L2 listening tests led to disagreement about their use in L2 listening tests. Moreover, previous research did not explore how test takers interact with visual materials other than video texts. The present research attempts to contribute to the existing literature by exploring test takersâ viewing patterns using eye-tracking technology with both video and still photo texts during L2 academic listening test. In addition, cued retrospective reports are employed to extract test takersâ perceptions about the two types of visual materials and shedding light on the underlying cognitive processes they employed. Mixed-research method based on triangulation design was used to investigate test takersâ (n = 30) performance in video, still photo, and audio texts, in addition to recording their viewing patterns, and their reported perceptions about the visual materials. The results revealed that test takersâ performance
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