Online Language Testing: Effect of Digital Technology Awareness on English Proficiency Test Results of University Students

Abstract

English is an international language and therefore people seek to mastered the language. To measure English language proficiency, many institutions, including universities, administer English proficiency tests both online and offline. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, such tests have been conducted online. Online tests entail several problems that greatly affect test outcomes. This study aims to determine the factors affecting online test results. It is a qualitative, descriptive study that employs a random sampling technique with data obtained through interviews and documentation of thirty respondents. The results show that increased technology awareness of the test-takers has a positive effect on their results. That is, the increase or decrease in test scores is proportional to the technological awareness of the test-takers. © 2022 Common Ground Research Networks. All rights reserved.