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Non‐verbal Effects in Oral Testing
Author(s) -
Seddon G. M.,
Pedrosa M. A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/0141192900160307
Subject(s) - psychology , set (abstract data type) , sight , nonverbal communication , significant difference , face (sociological concept) , mathematics education , developmental psychology , linguistics , statistics , computer science , mathematics , physics , philosophy , astronomy , programming language
The investigation is intended to determine whether non‐verbal effects such as appearance and body language can result in a difference in the scores given to students' oral answers to oral questions. A sample of 14‐15‐year‐old students answered a set of typical science questions orally and was assessed by two pairs of experienced teachers. One pair put the questions and assessed the students in a face‐to‐face situation. The other assessed the same answers out‐of‐sight using a radio link. A comparison of the scores from these two different conditions of assessment indicated that the scores were enhanced as a result of non‐verbal effects.