This quasi-experimental study aimed to compare the effect of different modes and item types of multiple-choice (MC) test items on advanced EFL learners’ listening comprehension and perception. To this end, 80 advanced EFL learners, aging 18 to 30, were selected. The participants took a listening test including dialogue-completion and question and answer multiple-choice items presented in written and oral modes. In addition, the participants were given a questionnaire on their perceptions of the oral and written modes. The results of two-way repeated measures ANOVA showed that there was no significant difference between the participants’ scores in the oral and written modes. Moreover, they received similar scores on the two item types. However, in their questionnaire responses, most of the participants preferred the written mode to the oral mode. The results also imply that although presenting the multiple-choice test items in the oral mode may form a pure test of listening comprehension, there are acceptable reasons for presenting the multiple-choice listening items in the written mode.
Farvardin, M. T. , Rezaee, A. and Mashhadi, A. (2017). The Effects of Presenting Multiple-Choice Test Items in Oral and Written Modes and Item Types on Advanced EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension and Perception. Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 9(Proceedings of the First International Conference on Language Focus), 1-24. doi: 10.22111/ijals.2018.4187
MLA
Farvardin, M. T. , , Rezaee, A. , and Mashhadi, A. . "The Effects of Presenting Multiple-Choice Test Items in Oral and Written Modes and Item Types on Advanced EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension and Perception", Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 9, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Language Focus, 2017, 1-24. doi: 10.22111/ijals.2018.4187
HARVARD
Farvardin, M. T., Rezaee, A., Mashhadi, A. (2017). 'The Effects of Presenting Multiple-Choice Test Items in Oral and Written Modes and Item Types on Advanced EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension and Perception', Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 9(Proceedings of the First International Conference on Language Focus), pp. 1-24. doi: 10.22111/ijals.2018.4187
CHICAGO
M. T. Farvardin , A. Rezaee and A. Mashhadi, "The Effects of Presenting Multiple-Choice Test Items in Oral and Written Modes and Item Types on Advanced EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension and Perception," Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 9 Proceedings of the First International Conference on Language Focus (2017): 1-24, doi: 10.22111/ijals.2018.4187
VANCOUVER
Farvardin, M. T., Rezaee, A., Mashhadi, A. The Effects of Presenting Multiple-Choice Test Items in Oral and Written Modes and Item Types on Advanced EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension and Perception. Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2017; 9(Proceedings of the First International Conference on Language Focus): 1-24. doi: 10.22111/ijals.2018.4187
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