Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planning

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Autor(a) principal: Specht, André Luís
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: D'Ely, Raquel Carolina Souza Ferraz
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Letras
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rl/article/view/9579
Resumo: This paper aims at presenting the results of a pilot study which investigated whether some instruments that will be used in a PhD research study are valid and reliable. Two narrative tasks that may serve to collect speech samples in two different conditions were tested in order to guarantee that they are similar in terms of difficulty level, and two proficiency tests – one focused on the listening skill and the other in the speaking skill – were piloted in order to know whether participants who perform both tests have similar scores. The results show that the oral tasks are similar, but one of them may yield learners to produce more complex language. Regarding the proficiency tests, half the participants had different scores in both tests. Moreover, the results also assisted in reflecting on the use of some instruments and in informing some selecting decisions.
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spelling Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planningEstudos Linguísticostarefas orais; testes de proficiência; estudo pilotoThis paper aims at presenting the results of a pilot study which investigated whether some instruments that will be used in a PhD research study are valid and reliable. Two narrative tasks that may serve to collect speech samples in two different conditions were tested in order to guarantee that they are similar in terms of difficulty level, and two proficiency tests – one focused on the listening skill and the other in the speaking skill – were piloted in order to know whether participants who perform both tests have similar scores. The results show that the oral tasks are similar, but one of them may yield learners to produce more complex language. Regarding the proficiency tests, half the participants had different scores in both tests. Moreover, the results also assisted in reflecting on the use of some instruments and in informing some selecting decisions.Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)Specht, André LuísD'Ely, Raquel Carolina Souza Ferraz2019-09-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rl/article/view/957910.3895/rl.v21n34.9579Revista de Letras; v. 21, n. 34 (2019)2179-52820104-999210.3895/rl.v21n34reponame:Revista de Letrasinstname:Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)instacron:UTFPRenghttps://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rl/article/view/9579/6883Direitos autorais 2019 CC Atribuição 4.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2020-10-27T17:45:43Zoai:periodicos.utfpr:article/9579Revistahttps://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rlPUBhttps://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rl/oai||revistadeletras-ct@utfpr.edu.br2179-52820104-9992opendoar:2020-10-27T17:45:43Revista de Letras - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planning
title Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planning
spellingShingle Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planning
Specht, André Luís
Estudos Linguísticos
tarefas orais; testes de proficiência; estudo piloto
title_short Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planning
title_full Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planning
title_fullStr Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planning
title_full_unstemmed Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planning
title_sort Tasks and proficiency tests: piloting instruments of a study on strategic planning
author Specht, André Luís
author_facet Specht, André Luís
D'Ely, Raquel Carolina Souza Ferraz
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author2 D'Ely, Raquel Carolina Souza Ferraz
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Specht, André Luís
D'Ely, Raquel Carolina Souza Ferraz
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Estudos Linguísticos
tarefas orais; testes de proficiência; estudo piloto
topic Estudos Linguísticos
tarefas orais; testes de proficiência; estudo piloto
description This paper aims at presenting the results of a pilot study which investigated whether some instruments that will be used in a PhD research study are valid and reliable. Two narrative tasks that may serve to collect speech samples in two different conditions were tested in order to guarantee that they are similar in terms of difficulty level, and two proficiency tests – one focused on the listening skill and the other in the speaking skill – were piloted in order to know whether participants who perform both tests have similar scores. The results show that the oral tasks are similar, but one of them may yield learners to produce more complex language. Regarding the proficiency tests, half the participants had different scores in both tests. Moreover, the results also assisted in reflecting on the use of some instruments and in informing some selecting decisions.
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