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Washback in Language Testing: Research Contexts and Methods

Washback in Language Testing: Research Contexts and Methods

Cheng, Liying
Watanabe, Yoshinori
Curtis, With Andy

Paperback

General EducationTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 0805839879
ISBN13: 9780805839876
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 1 2003
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.12 Depth: 8.98
Language: English
Washback refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents theoretical, methodological, and practical guidance for current and future washback studies.

In the field of language testing, researchers' major interest has traditionally been focused on issues and solving problems inherent in tests in order to increase their reliability and validity. However, the washback effect goes well beyond the test itself to include factors, such as curriculum, teacher and learner behaviors inside and outside the classroom, their perceptions of the test, and how test scores are used. Only recently have researchers started to empirically investigate the phenomenon of washback. This volume of such research serves two essential purposes by:

*providing an overview of the complexity of washback and the various contextual factors entangled within testing, teaching, and learning; and

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