Examining Washback: The Sri Lankan Impact Study.

Autor/inn/en	Wall, Dianne; Alderson, J. Charles
Titel	Examining Washback: The Sri Lankan Impact Study.
Quelle	(1992), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Classroom Observation Techniques; Educational Environment; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Language Tests; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Secondary Education; Standardized Tests; Teaching Methods; Testing; Sri Lanka + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Language test; Sprachtest; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sekundarbereich; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Testdurchführung; Testen; Ceylon
Abstract	A study in Sri Lanka concerning the effects of second language tests, specifically the O-Level examination in English as a Second Language, on classroom language instruction is reported. The study investigates the phenomenon of washback or backwash, the influence of testing on instruction. It is cited as the only known research investigating washback in language education through classroom observation. The study was conducted at the secondary school level, and combined classroom observation with data from interviews, questionnaire responses, and test analyses to determine whether washback exists, to what degree it operates, and whether it is a positive or negative force in this educational context. The report gives background information on the project; discusses the characteristics of positive and negative washback in terms of instructional content, instructional methods, and techniques, and assessment and presents the results of two rounds of classroom observation. It is concluded that washback occurred in both positive and negative forms, to some degree, in teaching content, but not in methodology. Evidence of washback, both positive and negative, on the way teachers and local education officers design tests was also found. An 11-item bibliography is appended. Further research is recommended. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC