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Table 10 Test taker views about the summative test

From: Test review: a general academic English summative test

Statements:

N

Mean rating

SD

The duration of the test is acceptable

108

3.963

1.058

The difficulty of task 2 of Sect. 1 is reasonable

108

4.019

0.976

The difficulty of the Academic Writing section is reasonable

108

3.843

1.043

The characteristics of the test tasks are in line with those of the reading tasks in real academic settings

108

3.741

1.053

The characteristics of the test tasks are in line with those of the writing tasks in real academic settings

108

3.731

1.09

The test is effective in instructing me on how to improve my academic English ability in the future

108

3.87

1.077