标题：COMPUTER-BASED (CBT) VS. PAPER-BASED (PBT) TESTING: MODE EFFECT, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPUTER FAMILIARITY, ATTITUDES, AVERSION AND MODE PREFERENCE WITH CBT TEST SCORES IN AN ASIAN PRIVATE EFL CONTEXT
期刊名称：The Journal of Teaching English With Technology
印刷版ISSN：1642-1027
出版年度：2019
卷号：19
期号：1
页码：86-101
出版社：IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group
摘要：The current study was conducted to investigate whether test scores of Iranian English as ForeignLanguage (EFL) learners were equivalent across CBT and PBT modes, with 58 intermediatelearners studying at a private language academy located in Behshahr city in northern Iran.Moreover, test takers’ computer familiarity, attitudes, aversion, and testing mode preference wereregarded as the potential issues to influence CBT test scores. Data were collected using CBT andPBT versions of Nelson Proficiency Multiple-Choice Tests and Computer Aversion, Attitudes, andFamiliarity Index (CAAFI) questionnaire as well as a simple testing administration modepreference question. The participants produced similar scores across modes, although theyinsignificantly outperformed on the CBT version. Additionally, analysis of the overall scores onthe CAAFI and mode preference question obtained from CBT testing session indicated nostatistically significant correlation between computer familiarity, attitude, aversion, and modepreference variables and test takers’ CBT scores. The qualitative findings of this study obtained bysemi-structured interview revealed that most of the participants showed high preference and moreadvantages for CBT over PBT to rationalize why they preferred this mode of testing.
