摘要：AbstractLanguage testing research has recently seen growing interest in Test Wiseness (TW) strategies, particularly in answering Multiple Choice (MC) tests. Research has indicated that these strategies are deployed differently by different test takers and hence can be assumed as a threat to test fairness, validity and reliability. This study aims to answer these questions: (1) Do higher level EFL test takers of MC grammar tests use TW strategies more than lower level EFL test takers? (2)Which TW strategies are more frequent among Iranian EFL test takers in paper MC grammar tests? (3) What are the test takers’ attitudes on the use of TW Strategies in IBT and PBT? (4) Do EFL test takers with previous experience of Internet Based Tests (IBT) prefer Paper Based Tests (PBT) to IBT with respect to TW strategies? To respond the first and the second questions, this study used quantitative approach, Independent T-test and frequency measures, respectively. The study also made use of interview to indicate the test takers’ preference for PBTs or IBTs and their attitude on the employment of TW strategies in the two aforementioned test modes. The findings revealed no significant difference in the employment of TW strategies between the test takers higher and lower than the mean in a MC grammar test. “Reading the instructions carefully before the items” was found to be the most frequent and “revising answers to correct misspellings as the least frequent. There was a consensus amongst all the available test takers with IBT experience on the PBT preference. Findings in the interview provided more insights into the typical strategies and the reasons EFL test takers used them.
关键词：Multiple Choice (MC);Test Wiseness (TW);Paper Based Test (PBT);Internet Based Test (IBT)
