Lessons From a Communicative Test for Young Learners

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This research presents the results of an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), conducted with fifth grade elementary school students. Following the test, learners completed a short questionnaire assessing affective factors, which correlated to test performance. The questionnaire also revealed that students had very positive feelings about the testing process, a finding which was corroborated by comments from homeroom teachers and general observations. Each learner was also rated by four individual raters, allowing us to investigate rater reliability. The assessment process illuminated challenges for communicative testing relating to rater reliability and test practicality, and benefits of communicative testing such as the potential for positive washback effect and improved test validity.

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