“大学英语主观填空自主测试系统”的研究与开发

AutoCET(Autonomous College English Testing System): Research and Development

大学英语的课程规模和学生规模在所有大学课程中是首屈一指的,大学英语教师的课时工作量十分繁重。教师对学生的学习过程监控又是一个必不可少的重要环节。因此,如何加强学生课外学习并实现对其学习过程的有效监控,成为大学英语教师和教学管理值得认真研究的问题。在本文中,笔者通过研究开发《大学英语主观填空自主测试系统》软件,分析探讨解决激励学生课外学习和对学习过程监控的具体途径。笔者从语言测试理论,尤其是完型填空的测试理论,以及测试设计实践两个方面,论述了"大学英语主观填空自主测试系统"软件的设计思路、主要功能、优点和缺点以及改进前景。

College English is the largest of all college courses and College English teachers shoulder the heaviest work loan of classroom teaching. Meanwhile, they along with College English teaching administrators must also take the responsibility for monitoring the process in which students undertake their learning activities. Such responsib proven to be of fundamental importance to the teaching quality. In this article, the author expounds the research velopment of a computer software package- Autonomous College English which some practical methods are discussed of encouraging students effectively bringing their learning process under surveillance. From Testing System, AutoCET in short, ility has and dethrough to extend their learning outside the classroom and of the theoretical standpoint used in language testing, especially in designing cloze tests, and from the practical viewpoint he takes as a test designer, the author tries to make his approach to the designing of the software, to its major functions, its strengths and weaknesses, and to the ways in which the software can be improved on.