Table 5 Frequency of participants' responses at each category
From: Chinese test takers' attitudes towards the Versant English Test: a mixed-methods approach
Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
1. The design of the VET | 98 | 41.7% |
a) Face validity | 34 | 14.5% |
b) Comparison with other tests | 18 | 7.7% |
c) Comparison with live interviews | 17 | 7.2% |
d) Difficulty | 16 | 6.8% |
e) Language abilities tested | 13 | 5.5% |
2. The six tasks in the VET | 42 | 17.9% |
a) Selected response tasks | 24 | 10.2% |
b) Constructed response tasks | 18 | 7.7% |
3. Personal affect | 35 | 14.9% |
4. Test delivery | 26 | 11.1% |
5. Future improvement | 17 | 7.2% |
6. Test-taking motivation | 17 | 7.2% |
Total | 235 | 100% |