Mobile Phones for Spain's University Entrance Examination Language Test

Autor/inn/en	García Laborda, Jesús; Magal Royo, Teresa; Litzler, Mary Frances; Giménez López, José Luis
Titel	Mobile Phones for Spain's University Entrance Examination Language Test
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 17 (2014) 2, S.17-30 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Entrance Examinations; Language Tests; Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; High Stakes Tests; Second Languages; Test Validity; Usability; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Aufnahmeprüfung; Language test; Sprachtest; Telekommunikationstechnik; Second language; Zweitsprache; Testvalidität; Spanien
Abstract	Few tests were delivered using mobile phones a few years ago, but the flexibility and capability of these devices make them valuable tools even for high stakes testing. This paper addresses research done through the PAULEX (2007-2010) and OPENPAU (2012-2014) research projects at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and Universidad de Alcalá (Spain) to provide a powerful but low cost delivery system for the foreign language paper of the Spanish College Entrance Examination (henceforth PAU). The first project, PAULEX, intended to create a robust mobile platform for language testing while the second, OPENPAU, examined the specific applications of ubiquitous devices to create more dynamic forms of assessment. This paper focuses on the projects' design, testing theory, and technical evolution including visual ergonomics. The current results demonstrate the technical and didactic feasibility of mobile-based formal assessment that aligns student needs with the kind of inferences that the mobile based language test should provide academic authorities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10