Anxiety in Language Testing: The APTIS Case
The requirement of holding a diploma which certifies proficiency level in a foreign language is constantly increasing in academic and working environments. Computer-based testing has become a prevailing tendency for these and other educational purposes. Each year large numbers of students take onlin...
- Autores:
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Valencia Robles, Jeannette de Fátima
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2017
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/66885
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/66885
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/67913/
- Palabra clave:
- 37 Educación / Education
8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
Anxiety
computers
foreign language
testing
ansiedad
ordenadores
evaluación de lenguas extranjeras
habilidad oral
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | The requirement of holding a diploma which certifies proficiency level in a foreign language is constantly increasing in academic and working environments. Computer-based testing has become a prevailing tendency for these and other educational purposes. Each year large numbers of students take online language tests everywhere in the world. In fact, there is a tendency to use these tests more and more. However, many students might not feel comfortable when taking this type of exams. This paper describes a study regarding the fairly new APTIS Test (British Council). Thirty-one students took the test and responded to a structured online questionnaire on their feelings while taking it. Results indicate that the test brings a considerable amount of anxiety along with it. |
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