Are TOEFL iBT® writing test scores related to keyboard type? A survey of keyboard-related practices at testing centers.
The strength of a computer-based writing test, such as the TOEFL iBT ® Writing Test, lies in its capability to assess all examinees under the same conditions so that scores reflect the targeted writing abilities rather than differences in testing conditions, such as types of keyboards. The familiari...
| Publicado en: | Assessing Writing Vol. 31; pp. 1 - 13 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Jan2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=120589416&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 120589416 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10752935 GVS jtl: Assessing Writing issn: 10752935 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan2017 vid: 31 pid: 467 pub: Elsevier B.V. artinfo: ui: 120589416 10.1016/j.asw.2016.04.001 ppf: 1 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: Are TOEFL iBT® writing test scores related to keyboard type? A survey of keyboard-related practices at testing centers. aug: au: Ling, Guangming affil: Research & Development, Educational Testing Service, 660 Rosedale Rd. (MS 07-R), Princeton, NJ 08541, United States su: Test of English as a Foreign Language Composition (Language arts) tests Composition (Language arts) achievement Grading of students Keyboards (Electronics) sug: subj: Test of English as a Foreign Language Composition (Language arts) tests Composition (Language arts) achievement Grading of students Keyboards (Electronics) keyword: Country-specific keyboard Keyboard familiarity Keyboard overlay U.S. Standard English Keyboard Writing score ab: The strength of a computer-based writing test, such as the TOEFL iBT ® Writing Test, lies in its capability to assess all examinees under the same conditions so that scores reflect the targeted writing abilities rather than differences in testing conditions, such as types of keyboards. The familiarity and proficiency examinees have with a specific type of keyboard could affect their efficiency in writing essays and introduce construct-irrelevant variance, although little research is available in the literature. To explore this, we surveyed 2214 TOEFL iBT testing centers in 134 countries on practices related to keyboard type and analyzed the centers’ responses and the TOEFL iBT scores of examinees from these centers. Results revealed that (a) most testing centers used the U.S. standard English keyboard (USKB) for the test, but a small proportion of centers used a country-specific keyboard (CSKB) after being converted to the USKB; (b) TOEFL iBT Writing scores appear to be significantly associated with the types of keyboard and overlay in only 10 countries, with trivial or small score differences associated with keyboard type. These findings suggest that the current practices related to keyboard type appear to have no or little practical effect on examinees’ TOEFL iBT Writing scores. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2017 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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