Iranian Pre-university Students’ Perceptions towards the English Section of the Iranian National University Entrance Exam (INUEE): A Washback Study
عنوان مقاله: Iranian Pre-university Students’ Perceptions towards the English Section of the Iranian National University Entrance Exam (INUEE): A Washback Study
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_ELT-9-20_002
منتشر شده در در سال 1396
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_ELT-9-20_002
منتشر شده در در سال 1396
مشخصات نویسندگان مقاله:
پرویز آژیده - Professor, Tabriz University
لیلا محمودی - Assistant Professor, Shahid Rajayee Teacher Training University, Tehran
خلاصه مقاله:
پرویز آژیده - Professor, Tabriz University
لیلا محمودی - Assistant Professor, Shahid Rajayee Teacher Training University, Tehran
Examining the effect of high-stakes tests on learners’ perceptions has been one of the strands of washback-related research. The present study purported to investigate the washback effect of the English section of the Iranian National University Entrance Exam (henceforth INUEE) on the pre-university students’ perceptions about the high-stakes test. The participants of the study were ۲۱۸ female students at two pre-university schools in the city of Ahwaz, Iran. The data were collected through a validated questionnaire. Responses and reactions to the questions were found to be mixed: a sizeable segment of the students were positive about the INUEE, considering it a valid evaluator of academic knowledge and viewing the test as a factor which at least 'forced' them to study English. However, those with negative perceptions criticized the test for mainly being an evaluator of rote-memorization ability (rather than academic knowledge) and a major source of anxiety, and its multiple-choice testing format etc. The findings could be of pedagogic help and significance to policy makers, language testing scholars and teachers.
کلمات کلیدی: washback, Iranian National University Entrance Exam, perceptions, students
صفحه اختصاصی مقاله و دریافت فایل کامل: https://civilica.com/doc/1574472/