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Listening in Practice: Past, Present, and Future
Fri, November 13, 12:30 to 1:45pm, Hilton Chicago, Floor: Fifth Floor, Meeting Room 5CSession Submission Type: Paper Session
Abstract
The measurement of listening comprehension has long been a topic of debate among listening and communication scholars. This panel reviews the history of this debate, examines current research assessing one of the most popular tests of listening comprehension, and explores the future of this primary listening concept.
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Individual Presentations
Listening Comprehension: Intersections of the Past, Present and Future - Andrew Wolvin, University of Maryland; Charles Roberts, East Tennessee State University
The Watson-Barker Listening Test: Does Culture Make a Difference? A Comparison of Caucasian and Hispanic Student Populations - Debra Worthington, Auburn University; Margaret Fitch-Hauser, Auburn University; John Cook, Univ of Texas, Brownsville; William Powers, Texas Christian University
Can Listening Comprehension be 'Reliably' Measured using the Watson-Barker Listening Test? A Confirmatory Analytic Approach - Graham Bodie, Louisiana State University; Debra Worthington, Auburn University; Margaret Fitch-Hauser, Auburn University
The Conversational Listening Span Task and the WBLT: Convergence and Divergence of Listening Comprehension - Laura Janusik, Rockhurst University
