Language Testing in Asia

Table 11 Interviewees’ preferences for the test modes and their total scores

From: Computer-delivered vs. face-to-face score comparability and test takers’ perceptions: The case of the two English speaking proficiency tests for Vietnamese EFL learners

	VSTEP.2 ( n = 15)			VSTEP.3–5 ( n = 15)
	Computer-based	Face-to-face	Preferred test mode	Computer-based	Face-to-face	Preferred test mode
	Total score	Total score		Total score	Total score
Interviewee 1	22	22	Face-to-face	29	41	Face-to-face
Interviewee 2	22	23	Face-to-face	34	37	Computer-based
Interviewee 3	24	24	Face-to-face	39	46	Face-to-face
Interviewee 4	16	15	Computer-based	37	35	Face-to-face
Interviewee 5	21	19	Face-to-face	37	37	Computer-based
Interviewee 6	24	24	Face-to-face	43	46	Face-to-face
Interviewee 7	24	24	Face-to-face	40	40	Face-to-face
Interviewee 8	18	15	Computer-based	40	35	Face-to-face
Interviewee 9	21	24	Face-to-face	38	39	Face-to-face
Interviewee 10	23	24	Face-to-face	34	37	Face-to-face
Interviewee 11	24	24	Computer-based	32	31	Face-to-face
Interviewee 12	18	13	Face-to-face	36	31	Face-to-face
Interviewee 13	23	18	Face-to-face	42	47	Face-to-face
Interviewee 14	17	22	Face-to-face	43	47	Computer-based
Interviewee 15	21	21	Computer-based	37	42	Face-to-face

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