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A study on the washback effects of the test for English majors (TEM) :

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9789811319631

(Number (ISBN

9811319634

Erroneous ISBN

9789811319624

Title Proper

A study on the washback effects of the test for English majors (TEM) :

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[Book]

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implications for testing and teaching reforms /

First Statement of Responsibility

Qian Xu and Jun Liu.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Singapore :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Nature,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

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1 online resource

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TEM : a high-stakes standardized test in the Chinese context -- Washback : definitions and dimentions -- Theoretical frameworks for washback studies -- Research framework for TEM washback study -- Stakeholders' perceptions of TEM and its washback -- Classroom practice and the washback of TEM -- Conclusions and implications.

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This book adopts a multi-method and multi-phase approach to investigate the washback effects of Test for English Majors (TEM) on program administrators, teachers and students, shedding new light on TEM reform and the reform of English teaching and learning in China. TEM, a nationwide test used to measure the language proficiency of undergraduate English majors in China, is a major standardized test taken by nearly 400,000 students every year. The book's key features include: an in-depth discussion of the nature of washback and a framework for investigating it; a multi-method and multi-phase approach, employing both the quantitative method of questionnaire surveys and the qualitative methods of interviews and classroom observations; large-scale questionnaire surveys conducted among experts, program administrators, teachers and students, and involving over 30,000 participants; detailed assessments of TEM's washback effects on stakeholders' perceptions, classroom teaching practice, students learning activities, etc.; and essential insights into testing and teaching reforms.

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Springer Nature

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com.springer.onix.9789811319631

English language-- Ability testing-- China-- Evaluation.

English language-- Study and teaching-- China.

English language-- Ability testing-- Evaluation.

English language-- Study and teaching.

Examinations & assessment.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- General.

Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)

China.

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Xu, Qian

Liu, Jun

Date of Transaction

20200823225903.0

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[Book]

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