Assessment of Oral Communication: A Major Review of the Historical Development and Trends in the Movement from 1975 to 2009
2011; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 60; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/03634523.2010.516395
ISSN1479-5795
AutoresSherwyn P. Morreale, Philip M. Backlund, Ellen A. Hay, Michael Moore,
Tópico(s)EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
ResumoAbstract This comprehensive review of the assessment of oral communication in the communication discipline is both descriptive and empirical in nature. First, some background on the topic of communication assessment is provided. Following the descriptive background, we present an empirical analysis of academic papers, research studies, and books about assessing communication, all of which were presented or published from 1975 to 2009. The results are outlined of content and thematic analyses of a database of 558 citations from that time period, including 434 national convention presentations, 89 journal articles, and 35 other extant books and publications. Three main themes and eight subthemes are identified in the database, and trends evident in the resulting data are considered. The study concludes with a discussion of the trends and overarching themes gleaned from the research efforts, and the authors' recommendations of best practices for how to conduct oral communication assessment. Keywords: AssessmentEvaluationCommunication AssessmentCommunication Skills AssessmentEvaluating CommunicationAssessing CommunicationAssessing Student LearningLearning OutcomesProgram Evaluation Additional informationNotes on contributorsSherwyn Morreale Sherwyn Morreale (Ph.D., University of Denver, 1989) is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Communication Department, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Philip Backlund Philip Backlund (Ph.D., University of Denver, 1977) is a professor of Communication Studies at Central Washington University Ellen Hay Ellen Hay (Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1982) is a professor and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL Michael Moore Michael Moore (Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1973) is an emeritus professor of Communication from Morehead State University
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