本研究旨在探討科技大學學生在網路英檢之英語能力及影響學生聽力與閱讀理解表現的因素。研究對象乃為1,564位的科大學生，經過一年一般英文課程融入網路英檢考試技能之訓練後，他們自願參加此考試。研究結果顯示有409位通過初級考試、178位通過中級考試，通過率分別是32.2%及60.8%。整體而言，此課程對提升學生的英語能力有幫助，特別是英語文程度較好的學生。根據研究結果顯示學生的閱讀能力需要更多時間的教學與練習才能趕上他們聽力能力。為協助學生通過英檢考試，本研究亦提出學生在英檢考試上所面臨的困境及教學相關建議，以供各界參考。

The study aimed to investigate technological university students’ English proficiency in NETPAW test and to identify underlying factors that influence their performance in listening and reading comprehension test. There were totally 1,564 EFL college students participating in this research. They voluntarily took the NETPAW Test after one-year general English course incorporated with explicit instruction of test-taking skills. The results of the study showed that 409 students passed the A2 test (the Elementary Level) and 178 students passed the B1 test (the Intermediate Level). The passing rate of “Elementary Level” and “Intermediate Level were 32.2% and 60.8% individually. The course was beneficial to upgrade English language ability, especially for higher-level students. The current study also revealed that the average listening scores were much higher than the average reading scores. It indicated that technological university students needed longer hours of instruction and more practice in reading comprehension to catch up with their listening ability. In order to prepare students for success on the test in the future, the difficulties that the learners came across on the test and suggestions for effective English teaching are also provided.