Washback Effects of IELTS Test on Teachers' Adoption of Teaching Materials in the Classroom in China

Autor/in	Gu, Kali
Titel	Washback Effects of IELTS Test on Teachers' Adoption of Teaching Materials in the Classroom in China
Quelle	In: International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 5 (2023) 2, S.381-392 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gu, Kali)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Language Tests; Second Language Learning; Testing Problems; College Faculty; Instructional Materials; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; High Stakes Tests; Scores; Test Preparation; Educational Policy; Second Language Instruction; China; International English Language Testing System + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fakultät; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language tests; Englisch
Abstract	This study investigates washback effects of IELTS test on university teachers' adoption of teaching materials in the classroom in China and see how a high-stake language exam affects their teaching practices and how they and their students perceive the effectiveness of the pedagogic adjustments. To this end, individual interview to five teacher participants was carried out and a questionnaire was administered to over 100 students. The results show a positive washback effect as, influenced by IETLS test and students' needs to achieve high scores in IELTS test, teachers sought to focus more on IELTS-related content in the textbooks and adopt extra IELTS-related teaching materials to help improve students' test performance. Also, students recognized teachers' arrangements on class practices and believed such practices were useful in enhancing their IELTS scores. Moreover, teachers' choices and modifications of teaching materials were not determined by washback effects of IELTS tests only but rather a result of coaction between various factors including the state's educational policies, personal research areas, teaching rationale and abilities to modify teaching materials. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Society for Technology, Education, and Science. ISTES Organization, Monument, CO 80132. e-mail: istesorganization@gmail.com; e-mail: ijonsesoffice@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.ijonses.net/index.php/ijonses
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01