Anak Agung Sri Astiti. The development of an online English test practice system for IELTS preparation . Master's Degree(Information Technology). King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library. : สถาบันเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าพระนครเหนือ, 2005.
The development of an online English test practice system for IELTS preparation
Abstract:
The objective of this master project was to develop a web-based application for
an English test practice system for IELTS preparation which is designed to provide
additional services to students who want to improve their English proficiency
capabilities, especially on the IELTS test. Furthermore, the system provides online
access to the IELTS test practice for students at academic institutions, enabling
students to practice and to become familiar with the many types of modules and
questions on the IELTS test. This system also enables the instructors to create, store
and manage the question bank easily. In addition, the system enables the administrator
to manage the students and instructors information, manage user accounts, manage
user authorities and news as well as help the instructor to manage the IELTS question
bank. The system functionalities and usability were evaluated by using questionnaires,
with 23 users which involve 20 students, 2 English instructors and a web specialist
administrator. The evaluation results show that the system is easy to access via web,
uses appropriate terms and is easy to navigate between the pages. Most of users also
found that the system is useful for practicing the IELTS test, especially in the area of
reading, listening and writing practice test. However, some users suggested that the
using of interesting colors, multimedia, a graphical user interface and adding more
content to the practice modules would be better. A sample of users had also evaluated
all functionalities of the system; it shows that the functions worked correctly.