Design and Evaluation of an Online Test: Assessment Conceived as a Complementary CALL Tool

Abstract

This paper proposes to focus on the design, implementation and evaluation of an on-line test facility built into the authorable Web-based Interactive Language Learning environment developed at London Guildhall University. On the basis of a principled, user-centred approach to design, it will pay particular attention to the importance of user requirements when making design decisions whilst focusing on the inevitability of design trade-offs within the design process. Ultimately, it will strive to show that complementary solutions can provide a satisfactory design answer to conflicting mental models.