What does the social web offer to computer based language tests? Implications for the PAULEX project (HUM2007-66479-C02-01/FILO)

Authors

  • Jesús García Laborda
  • José Luis Giménez López
  • Mary Frances Litzler
Keywords: Teaching, Foreign Languages, Information and communication technology, Assessment, learning-teaching strategies, Virtual learning

Abstract

The field of testing is highly influenced by the communication and the transmission of knowledge that often have little to do with the knowledge needed to work in the field. The relation between the examinees and their communication of ideas turns out to be fundamental to obtain positive results. Certainly, many studies have addressed the hypothetical inclusion of certain elements that resemble web 2.0 elements in the process of evaluation (Liu et al. 2010; Chen et al, 2010; García Laborda et al, 2010; Kwon and Wen, 2010) such as blogs, podcasts or elements of synchronous communication but it seems difficult to determine to what extent they are processed as traditional resources under a different educational aspect. In this article, we analyze relevant aspects of web 2.0 from two perspectives: the social constructivist aspect and the inclusive technical aspect of web elements 2.0 for their use in testing. The conclusions propose lines of educational action to introduce the pedagogic value of the social web in the process of the Internet based University Entrance examination (project PAULEX MEC (HUM2007-66479-C02- 01/FILO).

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Published
30-11-2015
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García Laborda, J., Giménez López, J. L., & Litzler, M. F. (2015). What does the social web offer to computer based language tests? Implications for the PAULEX project (HUM2007-66479-C02-01/FILO). Distance Education Journal, (4DU). Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/red/article/view/244871
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