Online Language Assessment: Iranian EFL Learners' Speaking Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency

This study was designed to find the effect of online assessment on the speaking complexity, accuracy, and fluency of intermediate English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. First, OPT test was given to ۴۳ learners, then they were divided into an experimental group and a control group. Both groups were given a speaking pretest and their complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) scores were calculated. Online classes were held on the Adobe Connect platform. The experimental group received treatment in the form of online assessment (OA). The control group did not receive any treatment yet they were involved in reading summaries and role-plays. In the end, both groups were given a speaking posttest. Moreover, ۲۲ of the participants in the experimental group were interviewed to investigate their attitudes towards online assessment. The result of this study indicated online assessment significantly impacted participants’ speaking accuracy and fluency, however, the online assessment did not significantly affect speaking complexity

کلیدواژه ها:

Online Assessment ، Complexity ، Accuracy ، Fluency