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Direct linkChoi, Inn-Chull – Language Testing, 2008
The present study provides an overview of the impact of standardized EFL tests on EFL education in Korea. To achieve this goal, the paper (1) presents the status quo of EFL testing in the Korean context, (2) explores the nature of the EFL tests prevalent in the EFL testing market, and (3) investigates the overwhelming washback effects of EFL tests…
Descriptors: Testing, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedConiam, David – Language Testing, 1995
This article describes the construction of a common scale that attempts to span the English-language ability range of students in the Hong Kong secondary-school system. (JL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Rating Scales
Peer reviewedWall, Dianne – Language Testing, 1996
Suggests that any model of washback must include insights from the theory of educational innovation to help explain why tests do not always have the desired or feared effect. Key concepts in educational innovation are reviewed, showing how these concepts are manifested in a case study in washback and outlining how they are being applied in recent…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Cognitive Development, Educational Innovation
