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Using Google Voice Typing to Automatically Assess Pronunciation
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Johnson, Carol; Cardoso, Walcir; Zuercher, Beau; Brannen, Kathleen; Springer, Suzanne – Research-publishing.net, 2022
This study examined the use of a popular Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Google Voice Typing (GVT), to automatically assess English as second language pronunciation. It aimed to answer the following question: What is the relationship between GVT-rated scores and human-rated scores? To answer this question, we compared audio recordings of 56…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Software, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning
UK PhD Assessment in Accounting and Finance: Social Capital in Action
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Smith, Sarah Jane; Urquhart, Vivien – Accounting Education, 2018
Assessment lies at the centre of PhD degree quality standards, with quality assurance relying on independent external examiners. This study investigates the role of the viva and the selection of external examiners from within the accounting and finance discipline across UK institutions. A questionnaire survey and follow-up interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Doctoral Programs, Accounting
Constructing Scoring Rubrics: Using "Facets" To Study Design Features of Descriptive Rating Scales.
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Myford, Carol M.; And Others – 1996
Developing scoring rubrics to evaluate student work was studied, concentrating on the use of intermediate points in rating scales. How scales that allow for intermediate points between defined categories should be constructed and used was explored. In the recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) visual arts field test, researchers…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Rating Scales, Scoring, Scoring Rubrics
Evaluating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Using Multiple Informants: The Incremental Utility of Combining Teacher with Parent Reports.
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Power, Thomas J.; Andrews, Ted J.; Eiraldi, Ricardo B.; Doherty, Brian J.; Ikeda, Martin J.; DuPaul, George J.; Landau, Steven – Psychological Assessment, 1998
The Inattention and Hyperactivity-Impulsivity factors of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale-IV were used to predict diagnostic status of 147 referred elementary school students. Results suggested that using a single informant was best for ruling out Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and using parent and teacher…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
An Evaluation of Elementary Textbook Tests as Classroom Assessment Tools.
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Frisbie, David A.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1993
The nature and quality of chapter-end tests accompanying social studies and science textbooks used in elementary school and middle school grades were studied through reviews by 3 judges of 91 tests. Identified shortcomings lead to the recommendation that these tests not be used intact in classroom assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Teacher Judgments and Standardized Assessments.
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Hodges, Carol A. – 1992
This study, part of a larger longitudinal research project, focused on the relationship between teachers' rankings of their students' literacy achievements, based on informal assessment, and the scores that the students received on a standardized test. Kindergarten students (initial sample of 136) were followed for 3 years. At the end of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers