The Effect of Communicative Practice on Oral Speaking Exam Performance in High School Spanish Students

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dc.contributor.authorPowell, Kelley
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-07T21:26:03Z
dc.date.available2016-01-07T21:26:03Z
dc.date.issued2010-12
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the implementation of additional communicative activities in the Spanish IV classroom increased speaking fluency in high school students. The Powell Rubric was the instrument used to determine success on the speaking exams. Students came from a convenience sample and were non-randomly assigned to the control group which was only exposed to the standard curriculum (N=26) or the experimental group that was allotted extra instructional time to engage in communicative activities in addition to the standard curriculum (N=22). The control group (Mean = 42.88, SD = 6.09) was not found to differ significantly from the experimental group (Mean=43.32, SD=4.04) on speaking fluency prior to the intervention based on an independent sample t-test comparing performances on a pretest [t(46) =- .29, p > .05]. The treatment took place during a period of 12 weeks. The groups were compared on a score based on performances on two assessments—one that took place during the intervention and one that took place after the intervention. The control group (Mean=92.96, SD=10.37) did not differ significantly from the experimental group (Mean=96.09, SD=10.11) on the fluency scores [t(46)= -1.05, p>.05]. Therefore the null hypothesis failed to be rejected. Practical and theoretical implications as well as threats to validity are discussed. Recommendations for future research are discussed, including the ideas that research be conducted over a longer period of time and there be an increase in the intensity of the treatment applied to the experimental group.en_US
dc.format.extent40 p.en_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M23H7D
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2172
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationMaster of Education
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsCollection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate)
dc.subject.lcshSpanish language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Research.
dc.subject.lcshSpanish language -- Examinations -- Research.
dc.subject.lcshOral examinations -- Research.
dc.titleThe Effect of Communicative Practice on Oral Speaking Exam Performance in High School Spanish Studentsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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