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Test Washback

Test Washback is a phenomenon in language assessment referring to the effect that a test has on teaching and learning practices, distinguishing it from other assessment impacts by its focus on the downstream instructional consequences of test design and implementation.

123

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7.5K

Citations

191

Authors

115

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

27

Variants

Backwash EffectWashback Effect

Parents

Publications

123

Validity and washback in language testing

Samuel Messick · Language Testing · 1996 · 869 citations

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The Alternatives in Language Assessment

James Dean Brown, Thom Hudson · TESOL Quarterly · 1998 · 449 citations

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TOEFL preparation courses: a study of washback

J. Charles Alderson, Liz Hamp‐Lyons · Language Testing · 1996 · 395 citations

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Test impact revisited: washback effect over time

Elana Shohamy, Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt, Irit Ferman · Language Testing · 1996 · 361 citations

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Examining washback: the Sri Lankan Impact Study

Dianne Wall, J. Charles Alderson · Language Testing · 1993 · 266 citations

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Authors

191

  1. JC
    J. Charles Alderson

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 694 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. DS
    Didi Sukyadi

    Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia

    3 publications · 56 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. CS
    Chih‐Min Shih

    Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan

    3 publications · 191 citations

    3

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  4. JF
    Jason Fan

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    3 publications · 47 citations

    3

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  5. DW
    Dianne Wall

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 416 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

115

  1. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

    Guangzhou, China

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    450 citations

  3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    610 citations

  4. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    119 citations

  5. Indonesia University of Education

    Bandung, Indonesia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    92 citations

  6. Education University of Hong Kong

    Tai Po, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    177 citations

  7. Ochanomizu University

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    86 citations

  8. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    630 citations

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Venues

  1. Language Testing

    16 publications · 3.1K citations

    16

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  2. Language Assessment Quarterly

    9 publications · 380 citations

    9

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  3. Language Testing in Asia

    8 publications · 290 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. 6

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  5. Studies In Educational Evaluation

    4 publications · 129 citations

    4

    h-index

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