Open AccessEnsuring Viable Solutions in Resource-Constrained Language Teaching Settings: ESL Learners Perceptions about Computer-Assisted Language Testing (CALT)
Author(s) -
Riaz Hussain,
Muhammad Zahid,
Youshaib Alam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sustainable business and society in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-2504
pISSN - 2708-2172
DOI - 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2052
Subject(s) - test (biology) , perception , globe , medical education , computer science , originality , mathematics education , medicine , knowledge management , psychology , social psychology , paleontology , neuroscience , creativity , ophthalmology , biology
Purpose: Across the globe, organizations operating in testing services have made optimum use of this technology and seem to have won greater trust and confidence of the test-takers. The purpose of the current study was to explore the perceptions of ESL learners about Computer-Assisted Language Testing (CALT). It further aimed to investigate the challenges and problems learners encounter during the test.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The current study had two phases: CALT test and a questionnaire-based survey. In the first phase, the researchers designed and conducted a CALT test to give learners some exposure of CALT. With a quantitative approach, the researchers in the current study designed, piloted and administered a close-ended questionnaire to collect data about learners’ perceptions about CALT.
Findings: The results revealed that the learners had positive perceptions about CALT. Some learners encountered challenges while practicing in CALT. Around 80% of the learners thought CALT was adequate in assessing the English language proficiency of the learners and that it was compatible with the existing circumstances.
Implications/Originality/Value: In Pakistan, insufficient number of studies seemed to have been done by the researcher. The current study fills the existing gap.