The Influence of Test Formats on Language Test Performance
The Influence of Test Formats on Language Test Performance
Author(s): Petra Laktišová, Róbert MajzlíkSubject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, School education, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: test, score; performance; test form
Summary/Abstract: It has been recently acknowledged that there are certain factors that have contaminating influence on test takers’ performance. One of these is the influence of the test method. This paper presents the results of a study the aim of which was to find the extent to which the performance of 4th-year secondary school students differs depending on test tasks of various formats. The study compared and correlated students’ performance in five different tasks in order to see how their knowledge of certain grammatical features is demonstrated through the various testing instruments. The results indicate that there is a close relationship between the form of a test task and students’ performance.
Journal: Филологически форум
- Issue Year: 5/2019
- Issue No: 2 (10)
- Page Range: 101-109
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English