Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
On parental leave until 1.1.2026, please contact raili.hilden(a)helsinki.fi
Anna von Zansen works as a University Researcher for the Aasis project at the Faculty of Education, University of Helsinki. The AASIS project (Research Council of Finland 2023-2027) develops automatic assessment of oral interaction for Finnish learners. In addition to speech, I will investigate non-verbal features of interaction such as gaze, gestures and body movements in the context language assessment.
Research interests: computer-assisted language testing, educational technology, language assessment, multimodality, L2 listening and speaking, Many-facet Rasch measurement, non-verbal cues
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
- language assessment
- language teaching
- educational technology
- computer-assisted language testing
- oral language skills
- L2 listening
- multimodality
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Beyond monologues – Examining L2 Finnish learners’ interpersonal behavior during dialogue speaking tasks using the computer-joystick method
von Zansen, A., Lähteenmäki, I., Juselius, J. & Henttonen, P., Nov 2025, In: System. 134, 15 p., 103803.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Building the foundations for automatic assessment of verbal and nonverbal aspects of spoken interaction in Finnish as a second language
Ullakonoja, R., Lähteenmäki, I. H. S., Raud, N., Phan, N., Grósz, T., Suuronen, H. K., Hilden, R., Kurimo, M., Kuronen, M., von Zansen, A. & Kautonen, M., 17 Dec 2025, In: Studies in language assessment. 14, 2, p. 28-57 30 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Enhancing second language speaking assessment: Integrating large language models for Finnish and Finland Swedish proficiency scoring
Voskoboinik, E., von Zansen, A., Phan, N. C., Getman, Y., Grósz, T. & Kurimo, M., Oct 2025, In: Language Testing. 42, 4, p. 508-538 31 p., 02655322251351648.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Mispronunciation Detection Without L2 Pronunciation Dataset in Low-Resource Setting: A Case Study in Finland Swedish
Phan, N., Kuronen, M., Kautonen, M., Ullakonoja, R., von Zansen, A., Getman, Y., Voskoboinik, E., Grósz, T. & Kurimo, M., 2025, Proceedings of Interspeech 2025. Baixas: ISCA - International Speech Communication Association , p. 2435-2439 5 p. (Interspeech).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Arviointikuulumisia opettajille: EALTA 2023 -konferenssi järjestettiin Helsingin yliopistossa
Hilden, R., von Zansen, A. & Luodonpää-Manni, M. K., 21 Mar 2024, In: Tempus. 2024, 2, p. 28-29 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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An addition to researchers' toolkit: Algorithm-based facial expression analysis in L2 education
von Zansen, A. K. (Project manager), Henttonen, P. J. (CoIlaborator), Wuolio, M. P. (CoIlaborator), Juselius, J. M. (CoIlaborator), Hiippala, T. (CoIlaborator) & Burton, D. (CoIlaborator)
Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities
01/01/2026 → 30/11/2026
Project: Research project
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DigiTala i: DigiTala in action - Automatic speaking assessment supporting integration
von Zansen, A. K. (Project manager), Lähteenmäki, I. H. S. (Participant), Lindroos, M. I. (Editor), Lähteenmäki, I. H. S. (Editor) & von Zansen, A. K. (Editor)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
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DTA: DigiTala in action - automatic speaking assessment supporting integration
Hilden, R. (Principal Investigator), Kurimo, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Kuronen, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), von Zansen, A. K. (Project manager), Lindroos, M. I. (Editor), Nurminen, E. (Participant), Ullakonoja, R. (Project manager) & Lähteenmäki, I. H. S. (Participant)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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AASIS: Automatic assessment of spoken interaction in second language (AASIS)
von Zansen, A. K. (Project manager), Al-Ghezi, R. (Participant), Getman, Y. (Participant), Heijala, M. (Participant), Hilden, R. (Participant), Huhta, A. (Participant), Juselius, J. M. (Participant), Kautonen, M. (Participant), Kurimo, M. (Participant), Kuronen, M. (Participant), Lehtovuori, K. M. R. (Participant), Lun, T. (Participant), Lähteenmäki, I. H. S. (Participant), Lähteenmäki, I. H. S. (Participant), Phan, N. (Participant), Raud, N. (Participant), Suuronen, H. K. (Participant), Suuronen, H. K. (Participant), Ullakonoja, R. (Participant), Voskoboinik, E. (Participant) & von Zansen, A. K. (Participant)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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Patterns in L2 learner's behaviour
von Zansen, A. K. (Project manager), Viimaranta, J. (CoIlaborator), Haataja, E. (CoIlaborator), Postnova, N. (CoIlaborator), Henttonen, P. J. (CoIlaborator) & Salonen, R. (CoIlaborator)
Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Kari Sajavaaran tunnustuspalkinto: Ansiokas ja yhteiskunnallisesti merkittävä soveltavan kielentutkimuksen alan väitöskirja
Zansen von, A. K. (Recipient), 17 Jan 2020
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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Automated Speaking Assessment
Hilden, R. (Speaker) & von Zansen, A. K. (Speaker)
26 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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FERA (External organisation)
Södervik, I. (Board member), Haataja, E. (Board member), Chaudhuri, S. (Board member), Lämsä, J. (Board member), Salonen, R. (Board member), von Zansen, A. K. (Board member), Pöysä-Tarhonen, J. (Board member) & Hautala, J. (Board member)
Jan 2025 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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Suomenoppijoiden vuorovaikutuksen arviointia
Kautonen, M. (Speaker), von Zansen, A. K. (Speaker), Kuronen, M. (Speaker) & Lähteenmäki, I. H. S. (Speaker)
7 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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FinETS 2024 Finland's Eye-Tracking Researchers' Seminar
Haataja, E. (Chair of organizing committee), Chaudhuri, S. (Chair of organizing committee), Pöysä-Tarhonen, J. (Member of organizing committee), Hautala, J. (Member of organizing committee), Salonen, R. (Member of organizing committee), von Zansen, A. K. (Member of organizing committee), Hintermeier, L. (Member of organizing committee) & Ilomanni, P. K. (Member of organizing committee)
14 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Analysing human behaviour using continuous coding, time-series data and video observations
von Zansen, A. K. (Chair of organizing committee), Henttonen, P. J. (Member of organizing committee) & Lähteenmäki, I. H. S. (Member of organizing committee)
4 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars