Article outline

• Method
  • Interaction between listening and speaking
  • Bayesian network in educational measurement
  • Our model for tasks: The LS inhibitor model
    • Conceptual presentation
    • Formal presentation
  • Data
  • Analysis procedures
    • Ability level coding
    • Measurement models for listening section and independent speaking tasks
    • Alternative models for comparisons
    • Calibration
    • Scoring
    • Relative advantage evaluation
• Results
  • Calibration
  • Scoring
  • Precision of listening ability level estimates
• Discussion
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgments