Sheikhbahaee University Foreign Language Teaching and Translation Studies 2645-3592 1 1 2012 04 01 Objective Assessment of Oral Presentations and EFL Learners’ Speaking Development Objective Assessment of Oral Presentations and EFL Learners’ Speaking Development 23 38 79159 10.22034/efl.2012.79159 EN Golnar Mazdayasna Yazd University Journal Article 2018 11 22 A longitudinal study was planned, and a scale was suggested for assessing EFL learners’ oral presentations. The scale had three major evaluation components: `Preparation’, `Organization’, and `Presentation’. The students were informed about the rating scale against which their performances would be evaluated. Throughout the course each student had five performances on different occasions.<br />The results of the study indicated that: (a) significant improvement was observed in the learners’ performances, (b) ANOVA results indicated that the five performances were significantly different, (c) there were high correlations between each paired performances, and (d) the rating scale was a reliable and consistent measure by means of which the instructor could assess the student’s speaking ability. https://efl.shbu.ac.ir/article_79159_a0c1c8c6aaa047092b541ff1279117ed.pdf