Computer or Paper? A Comparison of Two Modes of Test Administration

Authors

NEPIVODOVÁ Linda

Year of publication 2023
Type Monograph
Citation
Description The text compares first year university students’ compulsory English achievement tests written in two modes of administration, i.e. pencil and paper and computer-based tests (PPT and CBT). The central research question investigated is whether the usage of computer-based language testing is justified in such a context. It first maps the theoretical discourse and comments on selected fundamental aspects of language testing practices, significant for the comparison itself. A mixed methods design is employed, where quantitative test data is used to measure the equivalency of the two modes and qualitative self-report feedback form data explores the main advantages and disadvantages of these, as viewed by the students examined.

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