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Download full textConiam, David; Lampropoulou, Leda; Cheilari, Angeliki – English Language Teaching, 2021
This paper reports reactions by candidates to the use of online proctoring (OLP), 'invigilation', in the delivery of high-stakes English language examinations. The paper first sets the scene in terms of the move from face-to-face to online modes of delivery. It explores the challenges and benefits that both modes offer, in terms of accessibility,…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Direct linkConiam, David – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
This paper describes a study comparing paper-based marking (PBM) and onscreen marking (OSM) in Hong Kong utilising English language essay scripts drawn from the live 2007 Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Year 11 English Language Writing Paper. In the study, 30 raters from the 2007 HKCEE Writing Paper marked on paper 100…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Essays, Comparative Analysis
Coniam, David – ReCALL, 2009
This paper describes a study of the computer essay-scoring program BETSY. While the use of computers in rating written scripts has been criticised in some quarters for lacking transparency or lack of fit with how human raters rate written scripts, a number of essay rating programs are available commercially, many of which claim to offer comparable…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Scoring, Foreign Countries, Interrater Reliability
Peer reviewedConiam, David – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1998
Describes the design and implementation of a computer-based listening test--the "Text dictation." The article first discusses the importance of listening centering on a coherent text, rather than short listening fragments, and discusses drawbacks of listening programs wherein the required responses consist of noninteractive test types, such as…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedConiam, David – CALICO Journal, 1997
Describes the process for generating, from a text, three types of multiple-choice vocabulary cloze tests: one based on n-th word deletion, one using user-specified frequency ranges, and one based on a particular word class. The article discusses the extent to which good test material can be produced realistically by computer-aided systems and the…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Databases
Coniam, David – ReCALL, 2006
This paper describes an English language listening test intended as computer-based testing material for secondary school students in Hong Kong, where considerable attention is being invested in online and computer-based testing. As well as providing a school-based testing facility, the study aims to contribute to the knowledge base regarding the…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
