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Hi.

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Thank you for joining me in this new section to our ILS course, where we're going to be covering the

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computer based test.

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And in this first lecture, we're going to be looking at the basic foundations of the computer based

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test.

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And really what I'm going to do here is just answer a lot of the questions that students have been asking

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me over the past few months about the computer based test.

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So let's go ahead and get into.

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First, let's go over some basic questions and answers.

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So to start off, have there been any format changes between the paper test and the computer based test?

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No, there are no format changes.

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The paper based test and the computer based test use the exact same format, the exact same questions.

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Next.

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Should you take the paper test or the computer test?

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I get asked that question a lot.

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Honestly, it's really a personal choice.

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It's whatever fits your comfort level and your particular skill set.

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Finally, which format is more difficult?

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Is the computer more difficult or is the paper based test more difficult?

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Well, they have the exact same question types scoring level of difficulty and content.

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Everything is equal.

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What really makes it more or less challenging for a student is how comfortable you are with the computer.

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Now let's go over a few more basic questions and answers.

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Registration is exactly the same as the paper.

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Best paper based test is the exact same registration process.

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There is no on demand testing.

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Now let's talk about the computers and the keyboards.

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No, you cannot bring your own.

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I actually I've been asked that question a few times.

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You cannot bring your own computer and keyboard.

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You must use the center provided equipment and you must be computer literate because they're not going

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to train you on how to use a computer.

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You have to come into that test knowing basic computer skills.

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Now the test dates and to score results, there are more available dates, which is great.

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And the score results are actually much faster.

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5 to 7 days.

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The scoring is still done, done on a basis of 0 to 9 band scores.

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Now, just like on the paper based test on the computer based test, there are four sections.

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Listening is exactly the same.

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You have four sections, ten questions per section.

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It gets gradually more difficult as you move through the sections.

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Then you have the reading part.

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The academic paper is the same as the academic on the computer.

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The general paper test is the same as the general on the computer.

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Same question types, same strategies, same tactics.

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The application is a little bit different due to the tools that you have to use and the tools available

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on the computer.

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Now the writing again.

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The same between both tests.

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You have a task one and a task to.

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And for the speaking the speaking part, the computer and the paper based and the computer based exams

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both use in person testing.

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So there you have it.

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Those are the basic foundations of the paper based test of the computer based test.

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And in this next video that we're going to go over, we're going to look at some pros and cons when

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it comes to the computer based test versus the paper based test.

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So good luck and I look forward to talking to you in the next video.

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Talk to you soon.