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Peer reviewedTaylor, Carol; Kirsch, Irwin; Jamieson, Joan; Eignor, Daniel – Language Learning, 1999
Administered a questionnaire focusing on examinees' computer familiarity to 90,000 Test of English as a Foreign Language test takers. A group of 1,200 low-computer-familiar and high-computer-familiar examinees' worked through a computer tutorial and a set of TOEFL test items. Concludes that no evidence exists of an adverse relationship between…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Literacy, Familiarity
Peer reviewedJamieson, Joan; Taylor, Carol; Kirsh, Irwin; Eignor, Dan – System, 1998
Describes the development of a special set of tutorials for training nonnative English speakers to take a computerized test of English as a Foreign Language. The experiences of the 1169 individuals who participated in the computer-familiarity study are characterized in terms of timing and performance data and self-reported attitudes. Most…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Literacy, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedTaylor, Carol; Eignor, David; Jamieson, Joan – TESOL Quarterly, 2000
Provides empirical data on the extent to which English language learners around the world actually use computers. Results of a survey of takers of the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) throughout the world indicated that a high percentage had used computers. This high overall use is tempered by the variation found among regions and by…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Trends, English (Second Language)
