High stakes English language tests, such as the IELTS, are increasingly being delivered on the computer Do the advantages of computer-based testing outweigh the disadvantages? v.1
High stakes English language tests, such as the IELTS, are increasingly being delivered on the computer Do the advantages of computer-based testing outweigh the disadvantages? v. 1
Technology is such an indisputable aspect of our life and technology already being implemented in numerous things in our life. Moreover, high-risk English tests, like IELTS, are having more tendency to be conducted on the computer. I strongly believe that we can gain a multitude of merit rather than the disadvantages.
First off, the result of the test is faster, rather than a paper-based test. In addition, we don't need to go to an institution or a company that held the test itself, we can just wait for the result at our home because we can check it online. For example; I already took a mandarin test last month and I did the test by computer-based, and after I finished my exam and waiting for the result I was so surprised because the result it came up faster than I thought. When I took the paper-based test I need to wait for almost 1 month for the result, while utilizing computer-based it just needs to take 2 weeks for the result.
Furthermore, we can save our time by doing a computer-based test. Moreover, if we took a paper-based test we need approximately 3-4 hours to complete the test, while, computer-based test only took 1-2 hours.
There was a research conducted by a foreign language teacher from Monash University in 2015, he invited an array of students that have higher frequency to take a test. The result is showing that almost 90% of the participants are more likely to choose a computer-based test rather than the paper-based one.
To conclude, a computer-based test has a plethora of beneficial things rather than demerits.
Technology is such an indisputable aspect of our life and technology already
being implemented
in numerous things in our life.
Moreover
, high-
risk
English
tests
, like IELTS, are having more tendency to
be conducted
on the computer. I
strongly
believe that we can gain a multitude of merit
rather
than the disadvantages.
First
off, the
result
of the
test
is faster,
rather
than a paper-based
test
.
In addition
, we don't
need
to go to an institution or a
company
that held the
test
itself, we can
just
wait for the
result
at our home
because
we can
check
it online.
For example
; I already
took
a mandarin
test
last month and I did the
test
by computer-based, and after I finished my exam and waiting for the
result
I was
so
surprised
because
the
result
it came up faster than I
thought
. When I
took
the paper-based
test
I
need
to wait for almost 1 month for the
result
, while utilizing computer-based it
just
needs
to take 2 weeks for the result.
Furthermore
, we can save our time by doing a computer-based
test
.
Moreover
, if we
took
a paper-based
test
we
need
approximately 3-4 hours to complete the
test
, while, computer-based
test
only
took
1-2 hours.
There was
a research
conducted by a foreign language teacher from Monash University in 2015, he invited an array of students that have higher frequency to take a
test
. The
result
is showing that almost 90% of the participants are more likely to choose a computer-based
test
rather
than the paper-based one.
To conclude
, a computer-based
test
has a plethora of beneficial things
rather
than demerits.
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