Table 3 Descriptive and frequency statistics at the item-level

1. The design of the VET was reasonable.

4.14

0.95

21 (17.8%)

97 (82.2%)

2. I believe the VET well reflected my spoken English ability.

4.09

0.95

26 (22.0%)

92 (78.0%)

3. The abilities measured in the VET were essential to oral communications.

4.36

0.96

16 (13.6%)

102 (86.4%)

4. The content of the VET reflected what I needed in real life language use.

4.52

1.04

12 (10.2%)

106 (89.8%)

5. The length of the VET was appropriate.

4.76

0.83

9 (7.6%)

109 (92.4%)

6. The demo before the test helped me perform to the best of my abilities.

4.99

0.97

7 (5.9%)

111 (94.1%)

7. The directions were clear.

4.72

1.22

14 (11.9%)

104 (88.1%)

8. I had adequate opportunities to prove my oral English in the VET^*.

3.60

1.09

51 (43.2%)

67 (56.8%)

9. I looked forward to taking the VET.

4.05

1.15

35 (29.7%)

83 (70.3%)

10. I took the VET to assess my English.

4.84

0.98

8 (6.8%)

110 (93.2%)

11. I took the VET because I really enjoyed learning English.

3.90

1.10

40 (33.9%)

78 (66.1%)

12. I took the VET because its score was widely recognized by authorities^*.

3.55

1.14

57 (48.3%)

61 (51.7%)

13. I took the VET because its certificate was useful when applying for overseas study^*.

3.47

1.22

61 (51.7%)

57 (48.3%)

14. I took the VET because its certificate could help me when seeking employment^*.

3.31

1.23

68 (57.6%)

50 (42.4%)

15. I felt `Reading' task was interesting.

3.80

1.34

43 (36.4%)

75 (63.6%)

16. I felt `Repeat' was interesting.

3.72

1.23

47 (39.8%)

71 (60.2%)

17. I felt `Questions' was interesting.

4.21

1.29

32 (27.1%)

86 (72.9%)

18. I felt `Sentence Builds' was interesting.

4.19

1.44

30 (25.4%)

88 (74.6%)

19. I had fun working on `Story Retelling'.

4.36

1.40

24 (20.3%)

94 (79.7%)

20. I enjoyed working on `Open Questions'.

4.19

1.31

31 (26.3%)

87 (73.7%)