Exploring the Shortcomings of the Iranian MSRT English Proficiency Test.
The Iranian Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology (MSRT) English Proficiency Test (EPT) has been in use since 1992. While the MSRT-EPT is generally claimed to be reliable, valid, and practical, it does not assess speaking and writing skills. In this exploratory study, a qualitative approach...
| Publicado en: | Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 29; pp. 115 - 133 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=156151619&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 156151619 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01287702 TKQ jtl: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities issn: 01287702 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2021 Special Issue vid: 29 pid: 20751 pub: Universiti Putra Malaysia artinfo: ui: 156151619 10.47836/pjssh.29.S3.07 ppf: 115 ppct: 18 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 2.9MB tig: atl: Exploring the Shortcomings of the Iranian MSRT English Proficiency Test. aug: au: Ghorbani, Mohammad Reza Abbassi, Hadi Razali, Abu Bakar Mohamed affil: Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, 9453155111, North Khorasan, Iran Department of Educational Sciences, Counselling, and Guidance, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, 9453155111, North Khorasan, Iran Department of Language & Humanities, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia su: Language ability testing Standardized tests Doctor of philosophy degree English language education Iran. Ministry of Science, Research & Technology sug: subj: Language ability testing Standardized tests Doctor of philosophy degree English language education Iran. Ministry of Science, Research & Technology keyword: and Technology (MSRT) Assessment of Ph.D. candidates English Proficiency Test (EPT) Ministry of Science Research shortcomings standardized tests ab: The Iranian Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology (MSRT) English Proficiency Test (EPT) has been in use since 1992. While the MSRT-EPT is generally claimed to be reliable, valid, and practical, it does not assess speaking and writing skills. In this exploratory study, a qualitative approach was used to examine the MSRT-EPT test-takers experiences and language education experts' beliefs about the test as well as their congruence with each other through semi-structured telephone interviews. Convenience and purposive sampling procedures were used to select 15 participants. Inductive coding method was applied to determine invariant constituents. Then, the constituents were reduced to categories, and finally the categories were clustered into 11 themes. Dependability and validity of the study were established through triangulation, inter-coder agreement, and member checking technique. The problems associated with the MSRT-EPT and a lack of productive skills included a lack of correspondence between the test content and Ph.D. Candidates' needs, negative washback effect, non-theory-based content, inappropriate listening conditions, and a lack of test items originality. On the other hand, the candidates' and experts' perspectives were highly congruent. In light of these findings, the importance of designing a more comprehensive test including all facets of the language proficiency construct was highlighted, and some suggestions were made for future research. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities is the property of Universiti Putra Malaysia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities holder: Universiti Putra Malaysia dt: @attributes: year: 2021 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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