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Pan, Yi-Ching – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2016
There has been an increased level of attention devoted to the consequences of test use in recent years; however, the majority of washback studies focused on teaching. In fact, little research has addressed learners' perspectives to analyze possible determinants of test results. To address this issue, this study first compared the pre-and-post…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Bellflower, Julie V. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Any student seeking a high school diploma from the public school system in one U.S. state must pass the state's high school graduation test. In 2009, only 88% of students at one high school in the state met the basic proficiency requirements on the science portion of the test. Because improved science education has been identified as an explicit…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Science Achievement, Exit Examinations, Statistical Analysis