Università della Valle d’Aosta
The materials here enclosed are the preliminary result of an ongoing research project.
The present study aims not at providing a list of the best and worse online tests since few months after the publication it would be irremediably outdated. The first purpose is to study the current offer and verify some preliminary assumptions of the author. The second is to provide stimuli and suggestions for developers of online tests for the future. The third is to provide EFL teachers and learners with an assessment model of web-based proficiency tests which has been drafted according to ideas and guidelines suggested by literature and direct experience.
The material is organized as follows: