The Use of English Practice Test Through Learning Management System for Developing Undergraduate Student’s English Proficiency During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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This research aimed to 1) study the undergraduate student’s English proficiency development through learning management system. 2) study the undergraduate student’s behavior of using learning management system in three factors; purposes of using the system, devices for accessing the system, and frequency use of the system. The participants were 115 sophomore and junior students at Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Trang Campus and were selected by purposive and stratified random sampling technique. Two hundred items of TOEIC practice test and a behavior of using learning management system in English courses questionnaire were used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics; frequency, percentage, mean, and standard derivation were applied to analyze the data. The results of the study showed that 1) Listening proficiency development was higher than reading proficiency development through LMS during online learning. 2) Submitting homework, doing the tests, and downloading course materials were the most frequently reported in purposes of using LMS factor, while contacting or communicating with a lecturer was the least frequently reported. Smart phone was the main device for online learning during the COVID 19 pandemic while some students didn’t have any laptops or PCs The frequency use of learning management system was only 3-4 times a week.
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