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Jan 1, 1995 · This article assesses the concept of ‘backwash’ in language teaching, looks at the consequences of testing on teaching in a broad educational context, and suggests that ‘negative backwash’ makes good language teaching more difficult.
- Luke Prodromou
- 1995
4 days ago · backwash effect. Quick Reference. G. Myrdal (1970) states that a ‘growing point’ established by the location of a factory, or any other expansional move, will attract other businesses, skilled labour, and capital.
Backwash occurs if the adverse effects dominate and the level of economic activity in the peripheral communities declines. The idea of backwash originated in international-trade theory in a book by Gunner Myrdal (1957).
Dec 22, 2020 · “Washback” (alternatively “backwash”) is a term used in education to describe the influence, whether beneficial or damaging, of an assessment on the teaching and learning that precedes and prepares for that assessment.
- Anthony G. Green
- 2013
The issue of textbook washback has been addressed through a small number of empirical research studies. The research studies available discuss washback on materials in terms of their content, classroom use, and their effect on test performance. Research on the content of exam-preparation materials.
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Feb 28, 2017 · In this study we aimed to examine the backwash effect by comparing a well-aligned learning setting with a misaligned learning setting in which teaching goals were set on a higher level than the announced assessment.
Backwash is the effect that tests have on learning and teaching. Since the first edition of this book, there has been evidence of a much greater interest in backwash than was previously the case, and its importance in language testing is generally accepted.
