A web-based speaking test development using Visual Basic 6.0.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article describes how a Web-based speaking test (WBST) is developed using Visual Basic 6.0 from needs analysis to evaluation in language test development. The speaking test development process was applied to develop the Teaching Assistant Language Exam (TALE) for international Teaching Assistants at American colleges. In the design phase, several design considerations and their validation concerns that are specific to WBSTs are discussed and the feasibility of the development tool is examined along with the validation considerations through considering several rival test delivery forms. In development phase, this study illustrates test administration procedures and the test software development process. In implementation phase, revision points on test administration process and the software improvement were gathered and reflected into cyclical test development. The usability of appropriate technologies along with ethical approaches to test development was considered in evaluation phase.

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