Feasibility of computer assisted English proficiency tests in Turkey: a field study
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2017Yazar
Anadolu Üniversitesi
Aydın, Belgin
Geridönmez, Serkan
Polat, Murat
Akay, Emel
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Aydın, B, Geridönmez, S, Polat, M, Akay, E. (2017). Feasibility of computer assisted English proficiency tests in Turkey: a field study. Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International (AJESI), 7 (1), 107-122.Özet
The content and administration procedures of proficiency tests, the difficulties faced and the
perception of “proficiency” in schools of foreign languages in Turkish context are issues worth
focusing on. One of the comprehensive studies on this topic was conducted by Aydın, Akay, Polat
and Geridönmez (2016) in which they conducted a series of interviews with the administrators of
12 schools of foreign languages in Turkey as a part of a Scientific Research Project of Anadolu
University. One of the striking findings of this study was the willingness and enthusiasm of
administrators for computer assisted language proficiency tests. They stated that this practice may
bring certain advantages regarding work load and quality. Therefore, two international test
providers which design and administer such tests were visited within the scope of this research
project to gather information about the technical and procedural information regarding the
following issues: the reasons of the transition from paper-based tests to computer-based ones; the
decisions taken prior to transition and preliminary works; the advantages and difficulties of
computer based tests; and automatic scoring practices. This paper aims to report the results of
these interviews by suggesting a possible path to develop our nationwide computer based
proficiency test. development of the student.