Test-Taking Strategies Used in the Reading Section of the Test of English for Thai Engineers and Technologists: A Computer-Based ESP Test

Autor/inn/en	Waiprakhon, Thanaporn; Jaturapitakkul, Natjiree
Titel	Test-Taking Strategies Used in the Reading Section of the Test of English for Thai Engineers and Technologists: A Computer-Based ESP Test
Quelle	In: PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 55 (2018), S.149-177 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0125-2488
Schlagwörter	English for Special Purposes; Computer Assisted Instruction; Foreign Countries; Engineering Education; Undergraduate Students; Language Tests; Language Proficiency; Reading Tests; Test Wiseness; Construct Validity; Test Construction; Reading Strategies; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Ausland; Ingenieurausbildung; Language test; Sprachtest; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Lesetest; Testaufbau; Reading strategy; Leselernstufe; Lesetechnik
Abstract	This study aims to investigate test takers' strategies for the reading section of the Test of English for Thai Engineers and Technologists, or TETET, which is an innovative computer-based English for Specific Purposes (ESP) proficiency test. Five fourthyear undergraduate students who obtained overall high scores, particularly in the reading section, were selected to participate in the study. A stimulated recall interview and the reading section of the TETET were used as the two main instruments. The strategy rubric by Cohen and Upton (2006) was adopted in order to analyse the data. The results revealed that test management strategies were the most frequently used strategy type across all sub- sections of the TETET reading section, while test-wiseness strategies were the least frequently used strategy type. In addition, there was concordance between the types of strategies used and the item types in the sub-sections. These results provide evidential base for the construct validity of the TETET reading section and can be used as insights for further test development and revision. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01