The study of errors, relationship, and opinions of students and teachers on the english teacher made tests and English Ordinary National Educational Test (O-NET)

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: 1) to identify errors occurring with O- NET, 2) to study performances of Mattayomsuksa six students on English teacher- made tests, 3) to study performances of Mattayomsuksa six students on a national standardized test (O-NET), 4) to examine the relationship between the performances of Mattayomsuksa six students on English school tests and English O-NET, 5) to study students' opinions and suggestions toward English teacher-made tests and the English O-NET, and 6)to study teachers' opinions and suggestions towards English teacher- made tests and the English O-NET. To see students' performances on English tests and the relationship between the two tests, English scores (between GPAs and O-NET scores) were studied. The total population consisted of 1,619 students of Mattayomsuksa six students at Sarawittaya School, Bangkok in the Academic Years 2011 -2013. To find out the opinions and suggestions of students and teachers, there were two groups of the participants. The first group was 208 Mattayomsuksa six students at Sarawittaya School who was studying in Academic Year 2013, and the second group was 7 high school English teachers at Sarawittaya School. The research instruments were an error collection form, the data collection sheet, and a questionnaire. The questionnaire asked for opinions on six aspects test administration, test organization, test content, questions and choices of the tests, scoring methods, and test preparation. The statistical analysis, including: the Arithmetic Mean, the Standard Deviation, and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The major results showed as follows: 1) the mean score of English GPA in 2011 is highest (M = 2.86, SD = 0.68), follows by 2012 (M = 2.81, SD = 0.63), and 2013 is lowest (M = 2.71, SD = 0.68). 2) The mean score of English O-NET in 2011 is lowest (M = 29.19, SD = 13.20), slightly increases in 2012 (M = 30.29, SD = 13.98), and 2013 is highest (M = 33.69, SD = 13.64). 3) There are significantly positive high correlations be;