Second, teachers have recognized and recorded the damaging results of test anxiety. We have all observed students who were so fright¬ened of failure that they have performed on the TOEFL at a level far below that which their perfor¬mance in class would have indicated. | COMPUTER TUTORIAL FOR THE LISTENING SECTION 75 Computer Tutorial for the Listening Section In order to succeed on the Computer-Based TOEFL you must understand the computer vocabulary used for the test and you must be familiar with the icons on the computer screens that you will see on the test. First review the vocabulary. Then study the computer screens in this Tutorial. Testing Tools Vocabulary Icons and Keys General Vocabulary for the Computer-Based TOEFL Mouse A small control with one or two buttons on it. Mouse Pad A rectangular pad where you move the mouse. Arrow A marker that shows you where you are moving on the computer screen. Move the mouse on the mouse pad to move the Arrow on the screen. Click To depress the button on the mouse is to Click the mouse. Click the mouse to make changes on the computer screen. Icon A small picture or a word or a phrase in a box. Move the arrow to the Icon and click on the Icon to tell the computer what to do. Icons for the Computer-Based TOEFL Dismiss Directions An example of an icon. Click on Dismiss Directions to tell the computer to remove the directions from the screen. Oval The icon beside the answers for the multiple-choice test questions. Move the arrow to the Oval and click on one of the Ovals to choose an answer. Next An example of an icon. To see the next question on the screen click on Next first and then click on Confirm Answer. Confirm Answer An example of an icon. Click on Confirm Answer after you click on Next to see the next question on the screen. Remember click on Next Confirm Answer in that order. Help An example of an icon. Click on the question mark to see a list of the icons and directions for the section. Time An icon of a clock in the bottom left corner of the screen. Click on the clock face to hide or show the time you have left to finish the section of the test you are working on. Five minutes before the end of each section of the test the clock will appear automatically. Remember the time appears
