Looking towards the Future of Language Assessment: Usability of Tablet PCs in Language Testing

Autor/inn/en	Garcia Laborda, Jesus; Magal Royo, Teresa; Bakieva, Margarita
Titel	Looking towards the Future of Language Assessment: Usability of Tablet PCs in Language Testing
Quelle	22 (2016) 1, S.114-123 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Entrance Examinations; Computer Assisted Testing; Language Tests; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Standardized Tests; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Student Attitudes; Usability; High School Students; College Bound Students; Questionnaires; Student Satisfaction; Likert Scales; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Aufnahmeprüfung; Language test; Sprachtest; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Telekommunikationstechnik; Schülerverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Spanien
Abstract	This research addresses the change in how the Spanish University Entrance Examination can be delivered in the future. There is a wide acknowledgement that computer tests are very demanding for the delivering institutions which makes computer language testing difficult to implement. However, the use of tablet PCs can facilitate the delivery at even lower cost than the regular computer based language testing. 183 students in their last year of high school took a computer based language test which included reading, writing, listening and speaking. The research aspects were 1) whether they feel at ease with the tablet PC exam; 2) if they felt that visual aspects were accessible and 3) whether the interface organization was clear. The paper first has a brief description of the OPENPAU® platform, after it addresses the field study based on questionnaires and observations with students during the test delivery,finally the results indicate that this means of language test delivery could be adequate not only for the Spanish University Entrance Examination but for most standardized tests. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01