Testing holds an important place in the Iranian test-oriented context where the entrance examinations have serious educational and occupational outcomes. This study aimed to explore the potential washback effects of the General English Language Test of the Ph.D. (GELTP) as part of the Ph.D. University Entrance Examination (PUEE) on the humanities and science students’ perceptions and practices....

Abstract This study reviews the French examination of College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), most influential and highest-stakes test in Korea. The CSAT score has considerable influence on university admissions, admission to a highly ranked is generally prerequisite for socioeconomic success. From this perspective, significance enormous. In general, assessment influenced by goals content curri...

Abstract This paper presents the findings of a study which aimed at exploring washback Secondary School Certificate (SSC) English examinations on teaching and learning practice secondary schools in Bangladesh. For this purpose, qualitative research (employing interviews with teachers, FGDs students classroom observations protocol) was conducted 12 schools. The results from data analysis indicat...

The effect of test on teachers, students, and their classroom behaviors has ever been amenable to scholarly studies. To explore such an effect, 20 professors offering MA TEFL preparation courses and 30 candidates received PLSP and APALS inventories. Paired-sample t-tests revealed significant differences. However, the respective componential multivariate ANOVA revealed non-significant and signif...

This study intends to describe assessment strategies for young students’ online learning. The participants in this descriptive qualitative were 15 primary school principals and 35 teachers teaching Years 4 5 urban rural schools on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Province, who volunteered their participation after undergoing comparable procedures. Using operational concepts learning lea...