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Title: A Neurocognitive Investigation of Test Methods and Gender Effects in Listening Assessment
Language: English
Authors: Aryadoust, Vahid (ORCID 0000-0001-6960-2489), Ng, Li Ying (ORCID 0000-0002-5352-5180), Foo, Stacy (ORCID 0000-0001-7377-2800), Esposito, Gianluca (ORCID 0000-0002-9442-0254)
Source: Computer Assisted Language Learning. 2022 35(4):743-763.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Tests, Testing, Cognitive Processes, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Spectroscopy, Item Response Theory, Listening Skills, Scores, Gender Differences, College Students, Foreign Countries, Handedness, Psychometrics
Geographic Terms: Singapore, China, Vietnam, India, Mauritius, Germany, New Zealand
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Edinburgh Handedness Inventory
DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2020.1744667
ISSN: 0958-8221
1744-3210
Abstract: This is the first study to investigate the effects of test methods (while-listening performance and post-listening performance) and gender on measured listening ability and brain activation under test conditions. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to examine three brain regions associated with listening comprehension: the inferior frontal gyrus and posterior middle temporal gyrus, which subserve bottom-up processing in comprehension, and the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, which mediates top-down processing. A Rasch model reliability analysis showed that listeners were homogeneous in their listening ability. Additionally, there were no significant differences in test scores across test methods and genders. The fNIRS data, however, revealed significantly different activation of the investigated brain regions across test methods, genders, and listening abilities. Together, these findings indicated that the listening test was not sensitive to differences in the neurocognitive processes underlying listening comprehension under test conditions. The implications of these findings for assessing listening and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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