Technology in testing: the present and the future  

Oleh:

Alderson, J. Charles

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: SYSTEM: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Full Text) vol. 28 no. 4 (Dec. 2000), page 593-603.
Topik: Information technology; Computer-based language tests; Internet; Self-assessment
Fulltext: Alderson_J._Charles.pdf (96.36KB)

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As developments in information technology have moved apace, and both hardware and software have become more powerful and cheaper, the long-prophesied use of IT for language testing is ®nally coming about. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is mounted on computer. CD ROM-based versions of University of Cambridge Local Exam- inations Syndicate tests are available, and the Internet is beginning to be used to deliver lan- guage tests. This paper reviews the advantages and disadvantages of computer-based language tests, explores in detail developments in Internet-based testing using the examples of TOEFL and DIALANG Ð an innovative on-line suite of diagnostic tests and self-assessment procedures in 14 European languages Ð and outlines a research agenda for the next decade.

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