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The Complexity of Test Washback; An Empirical Study

The Complexity of Test Washback; An Empirical Study

Tsagari, Dina

Paperback

Series: Language Testing and Evaluation, Book 15

General ReferenceBilingual Education

ISBN10: 3631585063
ISBN13: 9783631585061
Publisher: Peter Lang D
Published: May 28 2009
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
It has long been noted that high-stakes language exams exert a powerful influence on teaching and learning, a phenomenon known as the washback effect (Alderson and Wall, 1993). However, due to the complex nature of the phenomenon, little research has been conducted in the field so far. This book, which is based on empirical research into the washback effect of First Certificate in English (FCE, Cambridge ESOL), discusses and elaborates on the complexity of the phenomenon and accounts for the intervening factors that mediate the process of test washback. The book concludes with the presentation of a model that demonstrates how the mechanism of washback operates and with recommendations to a variety of stakeholders for achieving beneficial washback.

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