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Publication Date: 2017
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Test Anxiety Analysis of Chinese College Students in Computer-Based Spoken English Test
Yanxia, Yang
Educational Technology & Society, v20 n2 p63-73 2017
Test anxiety was a commonly known or assumed factor that could greatly influence performance of test takers. With the employment of designed questionnaires and computer-based spoken English test, this paper explored test anxiety manifestation of Chinese college students from both macro and micro aspects, and found out that the major anxiety in computer-based spoken English test was spoken English test anxiety, which consisted of test anxiety and communication apprehension. Regard to proximal test anxiety, the causes listed in proper order as low spoken English abilities, lack of speaking techniques, anxiety from the evaluative process and inadaptability with computer-based spoken English test format. As to distal anxiety causes, attitude toward learning spoken English and self-evaluation of speaking abilities were significantly negatively correlated with test anxiety. Besides, as test anxiety significantly associated often with test performance, a look at pedagogical implications has been discussed in this paper.
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Questionnaires, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Speech Communication, Self Concept, Correlation, Computer Assisted Testing, Gender Differences, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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