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Publication Date: 2007-Jul-25
Pages: 69
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Review of Washback in Language Testing: What Has Been Done? What More Needs Doing?
Tsagari, Dina
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The review presented and discussed in this paper explores the theoretical underpinnings and research findings of the washback of high-stakes tests in the field of language teaching and testing as well general education and suggests areas and ways of researching the phenomenon in the future. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Testing, Influences, Language Tests, High Stakes Tests, General Education, Test Validity, Educational Research, Instructional Materials, Test Coaching, Teaching Methods, Student Evaluation, Test Format, Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Literature Reviews, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Second Language Instruction
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: International English Language Testing System; Test of English as a Foreign Language; Washington Assessment of Student Learning
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