A Modified-Integrative Examination : A Comparative Study of the Current and the Proposed NIDA English Entrance Examination

Authors

Ponsawan Chavanachat
Kloichai Tantisevi
Piangchai Bundhurat
Chamnian Pribwai
Projanart Chongpeepien

Publication Date

1986-01-01

Abstract

This paper is an attempt by a group of lecturers of the NIDA Language Center to make a comparative study of NIDA's current English Entrance Examination (EEE) which is a discrete point test, and a proposed modified integrative test, which aims at assessing students' abilities in their understanding of vocabulary, structurally complicated sentences, main ideas, and major details from long pieces of writing. Students' assessments of the two types of the test were obtained from a questionnaire asking their comments on the tests right after they had finished. Findings from the study indicated that the Modified-Integrative Test seemed to be more difficult than the currently used NIDA EEE. However, the correlation between the Modified-Integrative Test and a standardized reading test (King and Campbell) is somewhat higher than the correlation between the current NIDA EEE and the standardized reading test. On the questionnaire, a high percentage of the students responded that the Modified-Integrative Test was too long and quite difficult but when compared with the current NIDA EEE, the Modified-Integrative Test was considered to be a better measure than the current one. Nonetheless, further refinement of the Modified-Integrative Test is needed.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.16.2.4

First Page

42

Last Page

58

Recommended Citation

Chavanachat, Ponsawan; Tantisevi, Kloichai; Bundhurat, Piangchai; Pribwai, Chamnian; and Chongpeepien, Projanart (1986) "A Modified-Integrative Examination : A Comparative Study of the Current and the Proposed NIDA English Entrance Examination," PASAA: Vol. 16: Iss. 2, Article 4.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.16.2.4
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol16/iss2/4