The Think-Aloud Controversy in Second Language Research.
[Book]
Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2010.
1 online resource (185 pages).
Second Language Acquisition Research Series
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Use of Verbal Reports in Language Research; 2 Controversy Over the Use of Think-Alouds: Reactivity; 3 Features that Make a Task Amenable to Think-Aloud: A Meta-Analysis of Studies Investigating the Validity of Think-Alouds on Verbal Tasks; 4 Data Collection Considerations; 5 Data Analysis Considerations; 6 Conclusion; Appendix A: Studies Included in the Meta-Analysis; Appendix B: Summary of Unique Sample Studies; Notes; References; Index.
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Aims to answer the questions about the validity and uses of think-alouds, verbal reports completed by research participants while they perform a task. This book offers an overview of how think-alouds have been used in language research, and presents a meta-analysis of findings from studies involving verbal tasks and think-alouds.
9780415994835
Second language acquisition research.
Second language acquisition research (Title)
English language-- Study and teaching-- Foreign speakers.
Language and languages-- Research.
Thought and thinking-- Study and teaching.
English language-- Study and teaching-- Foreign speakers.