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Publication Date: 2017
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Analysing Test-Takers' Views on a Computer-Based Speaking Test
Amengual-Pizarro, Marian; García-Laborda, Jesús
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v19 suppl 1 p23-38 2017
This study examines test-takers' views on a computer-delivered speaking test in order to investigate the aspects they consider most relevant in technology-based oral assessment, and to explore the main advantages and disadvantages computer-based tests may offer as compared to face-to-face speaking tests. A small-scale open questionnaire was administered to 80 test-takers who took the APTIS speaking test at the Universidad de Alcalá in April 2016. Results reveal that examinees believe computer-based tests provide a valid measure of oral competence in English and are considered to be an adequate method for the assessment of speaking. Interestingly, the data suggest that personal characteristics of test-takers seem to play a key role in deciding upon the most suitable and reliable delivery mode.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Speech Tests, Questionnaires, Likert Scales, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Oral Language, Communicative Competence (Languages), Student Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research
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