DocumentCode
526576
Title
Research on the computer-based college English test system in China
Author
Guiran, Guo ; Shuli, Zhao
Author_Institution
Foreign Languages Teaching Dept., Hebei Univ. of Econ. & Bus., Shijiazhuang, China
Volume
7
fYear
2010
fDate
9-11 July 2010
Firstpage
587
Lastpage
589
Abstract
Computer-based college English test is one of the important ingredients in the reform of college English teaching and learning in China, which is based on communicative testing theories and represents the future trend of college English tests. This paper systematically studies the computer-based college English test, compares it with the traditional paper-and-pencil-based test, finding out its advantages and the characteristics of its item bank, and its backwash effects on college English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching in China.
Keywords
computer aided instruction; natural languages; teaching; China; English teaching; backwash effect; communicative testing; computer based college English test system; foreign language teaching; paper and pencil based test; Computers; Educational institutions; Periodic structures; Servers; Computer-based college English test; backwash effect; communicative testing; paper-and-pencil based test;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Science and Information Technology (ICCSIT), 2010 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Chengdu
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5537-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCSIT.2010.5564624
Filename
5564624
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