Table 1 Research participants
| Â | Major/course | English for business | Thai/English language | Chinese | Community development | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Year | Third | First | First | First | Â |
a. | Short answer | 21 | 73 | 62 | 60 | 216 |
b. | Multiple choice: 3-option | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 52 |
4-option | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 55 | |
5-option | 7 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 45 | |
Total multiple choice | 21 | 49 | 59 | 23 | 152 | |
c. | Mean scores | Structure | Reading | Overall | ||
|  | 3 option group (N = 52) | 7.077 | 4.096 | 11.173 | ||
|  | 4-option group (N = 45) | 7.364 | 4.000 | 11.364 | ||
|  | 5-option group (N = 55) | 7.578 | 4.244 | 11.822 | ||