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Students' Perception of Computer-Based Tests in the Use of English Programme in Nigerian Universities
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Egbe, Cajetan Ikechukwu; Agbo, Philomina Akudo; Okwo, Frederick Amunabo; Agbo, George Chibuike – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
In the use of English programme of the general studies unit of Nigerian universities, computer based testing (CBT) has been introduced as a novel approach for writing examinations, as against the paper based test (PBT). For this reason, there is a need to ascertain students' perceptions of computer-based tests in the use of English Programme,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Testing, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
Computer Adaptive Language Testing According to NATO STANAG 6001 Requirements
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Gawliczek, Piotr; Krykun, Viktoriia; Tarasenko, Nataliya; Tyshchenko, Maksym; Shapran, Oleksandr – Advanced Education, 2021
The article deals with the innovative, cutting age solution within the language testing realm, namely computer adaptive language testing (CALT) in accordance with the NATO Standardization Agreement 6001 (NATO STANAG 6001) requirements for further implementation in foreign language training of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AF of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction
The Use of Pragmatic Markers across Proficiency Levels in Second Language Speech
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Neary-Sundquist, Colleen – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
This study investigates the use of pragmatic markers (PMs) by learners of English at varying proficiency levels. The study analyzes data from a university-level oral proficiency exam that categorized Chinese and Korean English-as-a-second-language (ESL) speakers into four proficiency levels and compares data with those of native speakers taking…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
The French CAT: An Assessment of Its Empirical Validity.
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Burston, Jack – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Investigates the empirical validity of the Monash-Melbourne computer adaptive test for French (French CAT). The article focuses on the accuracy of the French CAT as a tool for streaming incoming university students into three levels of a first-year (post-high school) French course. The test is demonstrated to be a good predictor of short-term…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Correlation
The "Experanto" Experiment: Effects of Explicit Instruction on Second Language Acquisition.
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de Graaff, Rick – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
Investigates the interaction between the presence or absence of explicit instruction and the variables complexity and morphology/syntax in the acquisition of four second language (L2) structures. Results from computer-controlled posttests confirm the hypothesis that explicit instruction facilitates the acquisition of L2 grammar. (66 references)…
Descriptors: Artificial Languages, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods
Language Background and Item Difficulty: The Development of a Computer-Adaptive Test of Japanese.
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Brown, Annie; Iwashita, Noriko – System, 1996
Investigates the performance of students from different language backgrounds, using data from a computer-adaptive Japanese grammar test developed as a placement tool. Findings indicate item difficulties to be quite different for each group of candidates and imply that when candidates are from a different background from that of the trial…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries