The effect of washback on teaching methodology in distance education EFL

The notion of washback is a prominent concept in language teaching and testing. Examinations are considered to be powerful determiners of what goes on in classrooms and their results can play a significant role in setting educational standards of an institution. The connection between testing, teach...

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Main Authors:	Elahe, Moradi, Ghabanchi, Zargham
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13753/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13753/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13753/1/26240-78903-1-SM.pdf

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spelling	ukm-137532019-12-04T16:27:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13753/ The effect of washback on teaching methodology in distance education EFL Elahe, Moradi Ghabanchi, Zargham The notion of washback is a prominent concept in language teaching and testing. Examinations are considered to be powerful determiners of what goes on in classrooms and their results can play a significant role in setting educational standards of an institution. The connection between testing, teaching and learning is addressed by a number of terms. Washback is one that refers to the influence of tests on teaching and learning. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the centralized final examinations at Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran’s distance education university, had any washback effect on teaching methodology and if so what kind of washback it might take. After conducting the pilot study, data collection was conducted by using two questionnaires for both PNU students and professors. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results indicated that PNU EFL final examinations have washback effect on teaching methodology and this washback effect is more positive than negative. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13753/1/26240-78903-1-SM.pdf Elahe, Moradi and Ghabanchi, Zargham (2017) The effect of washback on teaching methodology in distance education EFL. AJTLHE: ASEAN Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 9 (2). pp. 27-41. ISSN 1985-5826 http://ejournal.ukm.my/ajtlhe/issue/view/1078
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description	The notion of washback is a prominent concept in language teaching and testing. Examinations are considered to be powerful determiners of what goes on in classrooms and their results can play a significant role in setting educational standards of an institution. The connection between testing, teaching and learning is addressed by a number of terms. Washback is one that refers to the influence of tests on teaching and learning. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the centralized final examinations at Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran’s distance education university, had any washback effect on teaching methodology and if so what kind of washback it might take. After conducting the pilot study, data collection was conducted by using two questionnaires for both PNU students and professors. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results indicated that PNU EFL final examinations have washback effect on teaching methodology and this washback effect is more positive than negative.
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title	The effect of washback on teaching methodology in distance education EFL
title_short	The effect of washback on teaching methodology in distance education EFL
title_full	The effect of washback on teaching methodology in distance education EFL
title_fullStr	The effect of washback on teaching methodology in distance education EFL
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publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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The effect of washback on teaching methodology in distance education EFL

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