BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests

This research examines the perceptions of a group BA students of English a s a foreign language regarding standardized English tests at a school of languages in the estate of Veracruz, Mexico. In this school program, all students take the same evaluations in order to assess their English proficiency...

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Fecha de publicación:: 2022

Institución:: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

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spelling	2022-08-162024-07-08T14:32:43Z2024-07-08T14:32:43Zhttps://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/1475210.19053/2011835X.14752https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/16181This research examines the perceptions of a group BA students of English a s a foreign language regarding standardized English tests at a school of languages in the estate of Veracruz, Mexico. In this school program, all students take the same evaluations in order to assess their English proficiency level. This research study made use of a questionnaire containing both open-ended and close-ended questions to examine students’ viewpoints about tests design, validity, fairness and reliability. Numeric data as well as the participants’ viewpoints and comments were used to support and present the findings. By analyzing the students’ questionnaire answers, it was possible to identify whether the participants thought this type of assessment was fair, reliable, and valid in evaluating their proficiency level. In addition, this research helped identify weaknesses and strengths of standardized exams in this context.Este reporte de investigación examina las percepciones de un grupo de estudiantes de inglés como lengua extranjera con respecto a los exámenesestandarizados aplicados en una facultad de lenguas en el estado de Veracruz, México. En este programa académico, todos los estudiantes toman los mismos exámenes, cuyo fin es evaluar su nivel de competencia en inglés. Para este estudio se utilizó un cuestionario con preguntas abiertas y cerradas con el objetivo de examinar los puntos de vista de los participantes en lo que se refiere al diseño de los exámenes, su validez, e imparcialidad. En el presente reporte, se utilizan tanto datos numéricos como las opiniones de los estudiantes para apoyar la presentación de resultados. Al analizar las respuestas al cuestionario fue posible identificar si los participantes consideraban que este tipo de exámenes son justos, confiables, y válidos para evaluar su competencia en inglés. Adicionalmente, esta investigación ayudó a identificar debilidades y fortalezas de los exámenes estandarizados en este contextoapplication/pdfspaspaUniversidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombiahttps://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/14752/12331Copyright (c) 2022 Enletawa Journalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Enletawa Journal; Vol. 15 No. 1 (2022): ENLETAWA JOURNAL; 1-31Enletawa Journal; Vol. 15 Núm. 1 (2022): ENLETAWA JOURNAL; 1-312463-19652011-835Xstandardized examsassessmentEFLstudents’ perceptionsExámenes estandarizadosevaluacióninglés como lengua extranjerapercepciones de los estudiantesBA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English TestsPercepciones de los estudiantes de licenciatura sobre las pruebas estandarizadas de inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1Vez López, EnriqueMolina Muñoz, Karla ElizabethSánchez Hernández, Diana Iveth001/16181oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/161812025-07-18 11:15:27.158metadata.onlyhttps://repositorio.uptc.edu.coRepositorio Institucional UPTCrepositorio.uptc@uptc.edu.co
dc.title.en-US.fl_str_mv	BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests
dc.title.es-ES.fl_str_mv	Percepciones de los estudiantes de licenciatura sobre las pruebas estandarizadas de inglés
title	BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests
spellingShingle	BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests standardized exams assessment EFL students’ perceptions Exámenes estandarizados evaluación inglés como lengua extranjera percepciones de los estudiantes
title_short	BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests
title_full	BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests
title_fullStr	BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests
title_full_unstemmed	BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests
title_sort	BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests
dc.subject.en-US.fl_str_mv	standardized exams assessment EFL students’ perceptions
topic	standardized exams assessment EFL students’ perceptions Exámenes estandarizados evaluación inglés como lengua extranjera percepciones de los estudiantes
dc.subject.es-ES.fl_str_mv	Exámenes estandarizados evaluación inglés como lengua extranjera percepciones de los estudiantes
description	This research examines the perceptions of a group BA students of English a s a foreign language regarding standardized English tests at a school of languages in the estate of Veracruz, Mexico. In this school program, all students take the same evaluations in order to assess their English proficiency level. This research study made use of a questionnaire containing both open-ended and close-ended questions to examine students’ viewpoints about tests design, validity, fairness and reliability. Numeric data as well as the participants’ viewpoints and comments were used to support and present the findings. By analyzing the students’ questionnaire answers, it was possible to identify whether the participants thought this type of assessment was fair, reliable, and valid in evaluating their proficiency level. In addition, this research helped identify weaknesses and strengths of standardized exams in this context.
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dc.source.en-US.fl_str_mv	Enletawa Journal; Vol. 15 No. 1 (2022): ENLETAWA JOURNAL; 1-31
dc.source.es-ES.fl_str_mv	Enletawa Journal; Vol. 15 Núm. 1 (2022): ENLETAWA JOURNAL; 1-31
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BA Students’ Perceptions of Standardized English Tests

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