@article{oai:icu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002646, author = {Christianson, Mark and Hoskins, Christopher and Watanabe, Atsuko}, journal = {語学研究, ICU Language Research Bulletin}, month = {}, note = {Building on an academic speaking self-assessment system piloted in the previous year (see Christianson & Hoskins, 2008), coordinators and instructors in the 2009 Academic Speaking course in the English Language Program at International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan implemented several improvements including the use of video, recording groups of students rather than individuals, and the addition of a peer review activity for students to view the videos together and exchange comments. Approximately 460 first-year students participated in the self- assessment process which consisted of recording a four minute video of a group discussion, watching it with peers, and doing a self-analysis that included creating a transcript of the recording, identifying strong and weak areas of speaking, setting goals and writing out practice plans for further improvement. This paper outlines the rationale and design of the video-based self-assessment system for academic speaking, summarizes student and instructor survey results, and discusses several issues related to improving the self-assessment system.}, pages = {1--15}, title = {Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Video-Recording Based Self-Assessment System for Academic Speaking}, volume = {24}, year = {2010} }