Washback in Language Testing: Research Contents and Methods Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	About the Authors
1	Washback or Backwash: A Review of the Impact of Testing on Teaching and Learning	3
2	Methodology in Washback Studies	19
3	Washback and Curriculum Innovation	37
4	The Effects of Assessment-Driven Reform on the Teaching of Writing in Washington State	53
5	The IELTS Impact Study: Investigating Washback on Teaching Materials	73
6	IELTS Test Preparation in New Zealand: Preparing Students for the IELTS Academic Module	97
7	Washback in Classroom-Based Assessment: A Study of the Washback Effect in the Australian Adult Migrant English Program	113
8	Teacher Factors Mediating Washback	129
9	The Washback Effect of a Public Examination Change on Teachers' Perceptions Toward Their Classroom Teaching	147
10	Has a High-Stakes Test Produced the Intended Changes?	171
11	The Washback of an EFL National Oral Matriculation Test to Teaching and Learning	191
	References	211
	Author Index	227
	Subject Index	233