Research and development of a practical speaking test with positive effect on learning

在这个为期四年的项目中，针对初中生、高中生和大学生开发了一种使用故事复述任务的半直接口语测试，称为故事复述口语测试(SRST)。SRST旨在简化考试准备和管理的过程，并对提高学习者的接受能力和生产力产生积极的反拨作用。关于对学习者言语表现的评分，已经为SRST开发了一个被称为EBB(经验性派生的，二元选择，边界定义)的经验量表。通过对量表的不断修改，教师能够在学生听一次的同时对学生的口语表现进行评分，具有足够的可靠性。

In this four-year project, a semi-direct speaking test using a story-retelling task, named Story Retelling Speaking Test (SRST), has been developed for junior and senior high school and university students. The SRST was designed to ease the process of test preparation and administration and generate positive washback effects on enhancing learners' receptive and productive abilities. Concerning scoring learners' speech performance, an empirical scale called an EBB (Empirically derived, Binary-choice, Boundary-definition) scale has been developed for the SRST. Through continuous modifications of the scale, the scale has been made that enables teachers to rate the student's speaking performance while listening to it once with sufficient reliability.