washback refers to the influence of a test on teaching and learning. this study was an attempt to compare the influence of ielts and toefl ibt on the expectations the students brought to their courses and to investigate how these expectations were fulfilled. to this end, 100 ielts and 120 toefl ibt students attending preparation courses took a questionnaire survey, and a sample of their ten cla...

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...

This study aims at discovering whether university entrance exam (UEE), a high-stake selection test in Iran, influences the high school and pre-university EFL teachers` methodology and test development. The participants of this study included thirty high school and pre-university EFL teachers who were randomly selected from ten different schools. To answer the research questions, five types of m...

This sequential mixed-methods study investigates washback on learning in a high-stakes school exit examination by examining learner perceptions and reported behaviours relation to learners’ beliefs language experience, the role of other stakeholders mechanism, socio-educational forces. The focus is graded approach Hong Kong Diploma Secondary Education English Language Examination (HKDSE-English...