The second workshop was planned as an interactive session in which participants could practice taking the exam on computers. It was unfortunate that so few attended the computer session, since that was exactly what they needed to experience in order to train others to use the computer. It is newly given in Uzbekistan, and there is quite a lot of anxiety and much misinformation that surrounds it. Some were under the impression that young children needed to be prepared for the exam. With the initiation now of the computer-adaptive test format, there are additional concerns.
Few schools have the necessary CD-ROM equipment to allow students to prepare properly for the test.
The participants of UzTEA and of the workshops I gave, especially those from outlying areas in Uzbekistan, expressed the need and desire for us to continue the dialogue and offer informational sessions at a later date. At this point, this is needed. Principles of language learning and teaching. Frames of mind. The theory of multiple intelligences.