ERIC Number: EJ1162536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Anxiety in Language Testing: The APTIS Case
Valencia Robles, Jeannette de Fátima
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v19 suppl 1 p39-50 2017
The requirement of holding a diploma which certifies proficiency level in a foreign language is constantly increasing in academic and working environments. Computer-based testing has become a prevailing tendency for these and other educational purposes. Each year large numbers of students take online language tests everywhere in the world. In fact, there is a tendency to use these tests more and more. However, many students might not feel comfortable when taking this type of exam. This paper describes a study regarding the fairly new APTIS Test (British Council). Thirty-one students took the test and responded to a structured online questionnaire on their feelings while taking it. Results indicate that the test brings a considerable amount of anxiety along with it.
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Questionnaires, Online Surveys, Student Attitudes, Test Anxiety, Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Low Achievement, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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