Attitudes of Test Takers towards the Test of English for Thai Engineers and Technologists (TETET) : An Innovative Computer-Based Testing

Abstract

Abstract

The aims of this study were to survey the attitude of test takers towards the Test of English for Thai Engineers and Technologists (TETET) which is an innovative Computer-Based Testing (CBT), and to find out the relationship between the test result and the attitudes towards the test. The subjects were 250 fourth-year undergraduate students at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) who volunteered to take the TETET. A 4 Likert-Scale questionnaire and the TETET were two instruments used in this study. The findings revealed that the test takers have positive attitudes towards the test especially in terms of variety of item test types and test tasks, the usefulness of the test, and the test administration. However, there were no significant relationships between the attitudes and the test result. The results of the study could be beneficial for teachers and test administrators in preparing prospective test takers for appropriate test administration and might shed some light and reflect on the validity of TETET.

Keywords : Attitudes of test takers; Test of English for Thai Engineers and Technologists;  TETET; Computer-based Testing