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Aiming for Positive Washback: A Case Study of International Teaching Assistants
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Saif, Shahrzad – Language Testing, 2006
The aim of this study is to explore the possibility of creating positive washback by focusing on factors in the background of the test development process and anticipating the conditions most likely to lead to positive wash-back. The article reports on a multiphase empirical study investigating the washback effects of a needs-based test of spoken…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Training, Intervals, Teaching Assistants