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Construct Ambiguity and Test Difficulty Generate Negative Washback: The Case of Admission Test of English Literature to Graduate Programs
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Razavipour, Kioumars; Moosavinia, Sayyed Rahim; Atayi, Somayyeh – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
High stake tests are known to drive curricula and affect teachers and learners in numerous ways; what has come to be known as test washback. Thus far, almost all washback studies have focused on national or international language proficiency tests. There are little, if any, researches addressing the washback of high stake tests of English…
Descriptors: English Literature, Graduate Students, Test Preparation, Testing Problems