Personality Differences and Oral Test Performance

The book examines how individual differences in candidates’ levels of extraversion interact with facets which have been shown to affect scores obtained on oral performance tests. Three major studies are presented: the first is concerned with the individual candidate in the model; the second study investigates the role of the rater in the oral test process; the final study is concerned with the degree of interactivity required of pairs of candidates, each of whom also acts as an interlocutor in the performance of an oral test task. Results of the studies confirm that when an appropriate instrument is used to assess personality, and when theoretically sound hypotheses derived from the psychological literature are tested, significant differences can be observed in the responses of introverts and extraverts on particular oral test tasks.

Die Reihe "Language Testing and Evaluation" veröffentlicht theoretische The aim of the "Language Testing and Evaluation" series is to provide a und empirische Forschung zum Testen und Evaluieren im Bereich des Lehrens forum for publishing theoretical and empirical research in all areas of und Lernens von Sprachen. Die Absicht ist, einerseits zur Verbesserung der language teaching and learning. The series'' focus is on research on internationalen wissenschaftlichen Diskussion beizutragen sowie language tests and assessment tools as well as on programme evaluation andererseits Forschungsergebnisse und neue Entwicklungen sowohl den in der in which emphasis is placed on the characteristics of the instruments Praxis Tätigen als auch einem breiteren interessierten Publikum zugänglich themselves. Furthermore the intention of the series is to enhance the zu machen. possibilities for international scholarly debate among experts.