Analysing Test-Takers' Views on a Computer-Based Speaking Test

Autor/inn/en	Amengual-Pizarro, Marian; García-Laborda, Jesús
Titel	Analysing Test-Takers' Views on a Computer-Based Speaking Test
Quelle	In: PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 19 (2017), S.23-38 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1657-0790
Schlagwörter	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; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Sprechtest; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung; Spanien
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01