Abstract:
This study investigates the influence of the achievement test results on developing
the EFL learning process. The study adopts experimental and descriptive methods
to analyze and verify the results in which frequencies, percentages, means and their
standard deviation were used. The analysis was carried out through the Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) technique. The study sample comprises (30)
students of first-year secondary school in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia who
have been exposed to the test and (30) teachers of EFL in Saudi Arabia who
responded to the questionnaire. Two tools have been used for collecting data
relevant to the study, namely (pre/post) test to the students and a questionnaire to
the teachers of English as a foreign language. These tools were judged by
arbitrators and provided answers to the research questions and hypotheses. The
researcher designed a specific teaching plan aiming at improving the learners'
language knowledge. For carrying out the plan, all available techniques, teaching
materials and aids were exploited during the plan. The results have shown great
improvements in the performance of learners and the study has come up with
findings that revealed the impact of test on assessing the EFL learning process. The
study offered some recommendations and suggestions for further studies that will
encourage EFL learners to be aware of the positive and negative influence of test
