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This text is about the assessment of writing in TOEFL, and the different reasons about why some people choose to do writing tests by word processor and others by hand, pen an paper.
There are groups that do not have the same possibilities to get a computer and probably this is one of the influences. Besides, some people do not feel comfortable using computers, and specifically people that do not have access to computers tend to be more anxious when the can use one, and this can modify the results.
For researching this, researchers evaluated the complete test (listening, writing, reading and structure), and the results gave many answers about the kind of people and how they reacted in front of the writing test.
For example, the use of keyboards in people that do not know how to use it, interferes in their process of writing.
Besides, in writing test was evaluated ability, generation of English, organization of ideas and development.
One of the problems of this research was that the kind of writing (keyboard or paper based) was optional (54% preferred keyboard, and 46% preferred handwriting).
The investigation show that there are little differences between people who chose handwrite and word processing software, and the differences between gender, geographic region, age, etc. do not mark to much difference in the final scores.
But social conditions marked some differences in the final scores, because of the access to computers
People with low levels of English, tend to use keyboard writing.
This study is for knowing which kind of test could be better for testing the level of English… which one is better or assess the level of English better? Essay created by hand writing or essay created by word processing software?
This text is about the assessment of writing in TOEFL, and the different reasons about why some people choose to do writing tests by word processor and others by hand, pen an paper.
There are groups that do not have the same possibilities to get a computer and probably this is one of the influences. Besides, some people do not feel comfortable using computers, and specifically people that do not have access to computers tend to be more anxious when the can use one, and this can modify the results.
For researching this, researchers evaluated the complete test (listening, writing, reading and structure), and the results gave many answers about the kind of people and how they reacted in front of the writing test.
For example, the use of keyboards in people that do not know how to use it, interferes in their process of writing.
Besides, in writing test was evaluated ability, generation of English, organization of ideas and development.
One of the problems of this research was that the kind of writing (keyboard or paper based) was optional (54% preferred keyboard, and 46% preferred handwriting).
The investigation show that there are little differences between people who chose handwrite and word processing software, and the differences between gender, geographic region, age, etc. do not mark to much difference in the final scores.
But social conditions marked some differences in the final scores, because of the access to computers
People with low levels of English, tend to use keyboard writing.
This study is for knowing which kind of test could be better for testing the level of English… which one is better or assess the level of English better? Essay created by hand writing or essay created by word processing software?
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