Therefore, providers of computer-based speaking tests, be they automated or non-automated, should always strive to make their tests as authentic as possible because better authenticity of test tasks, as indicated by this study, is likely to induce more positive attitudes from test takers.
Presenting words in context increases the authenticity of the test; in fact, Read (2000) claims that words should almost always be shown in context.
The authenticity of the test was assured through direct feedback of the participants during the pilot phase as well as in an online-survey with practitioners and experts in the field described above.
Meanwhile, an official from Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration also refuted the German safety warnings, calling into question the authenticity of the test results.
Most importantly, instigating a time limit was part of the study design to increase the authenticity of the test, as time is also limited in real-life situations.
GLP is intended to promote proper documentation, quality, and authenticity of toxicity test data and is required for data acceptance by regulatory agencies (e.g., U.S. FDA, U.S. EPA).
Having heard rumours, Mr Mattis asked Paul Messier, a prominent photographic conservator from Boston, to test the authenticity of a couple of his own vintage Hines.
Believers in the shroud's authenticity have questioned the authenticity of the tests.
Initially this criterion was used to test the authenticity of an alleged dinosaur sequence [13] which proved to be a human sequence [14].
