Open AccessAnxiety in Language Testing: The APTIS Case
Author(s) -
Jeannette de Fátima Valencia Robles
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
profile issues in teachers professional development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2256-5760
pISSN - 1657-0790
DOI - 10.15446/profile.v19n_sup1.68575
Subject(s) - test anxiety , test (biology) , feeling , anxiety , foreign language , psychology , language assessment , language proficiency , foreign language anxiety , mathematics education , social psychology , medical education , applied psychology , medicine , psychiatry , biology , paleontology
The requirement of holding a diploma which certifies proficiency level in a foreign language is constantly increasing in academic and working environments. Computer-based testing has become a prevailing tendency for these and other educational purposes. Each year large numbers of students take online language tests everywhere in the world. In fact, there is a tendency to use these tests more and more. However, many students might not feel comfortable when taking this type of exams. This paper describes a study regarding the fairly new APTIS Test (British Council). Thirty-one students took the test and responded to a structured online questionnaire on their feelings while taking it. Results indicate that the test brings a considerable amount of anxiety along with it.
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