Impact Theory and Practice
Impact Theory and Practice by Roger Hawkey, published by Cambridge University Press on June 15, 2006, offers an in-depth exploration of the concept of impact in language testing and education. This edition spans 235 pages and is presented in English. The book clarifies key terms such as washback, evaluation, monitoring, and validation, while examining the effects of language tests and programs on various stakeholders, including test-takers, teachers, and institutions.
Readers will find detailed analyses from two recent impact studies, one focusing on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and the other on the Progetto Lingue 2000, an initiative aimed at enhancing foreign-language education in Italy. The book presents the main findings of these studies, alongside theoretical and practical lessons derived from them. It situates these discussions within the broader context of impact studies in the test development and validation systems of Cambridge ESOL, providing valuable insights for those involved in language arts and education.
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This book clarifies the concept of impact and related terms, such as washback, evaluation, monitoring and validation, and focuses on the impact of language tests and language programmes on a range of stakeholders, including test-takers, teachers, textbook writers, testers and institutions. First-hand experience is cited from two new impact studies. One analyses the impact of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), the second looks at the Progetto Lingue 2000 (Year 2000 Languages Project), a state-school foreign-language education improvement programme undertaken by the Ministry of Education in Italy. The main findings of these studies are presented, as well as theoretical and practical lessons to be learnt from them. The context is the role of impact studies in the test development and validation systems of Cambridge ESOL, the sponsor of both impact studies.
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