The Backwash Effect: From Testing to Teaching.

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Title:	The Backwash Effect: From Testing to Teaching.
Authors:	Prodromou, Luke
Descriptors:	Class Activities; Classroom Environment; Cognitive Processes; Communication (Thought Transfer); Evaluation Problems; Foreign Countries; Problem Solving; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Behavior; Teaching Methods; Test Wiseness; Testing; Testing Problems
Source:	ELT Journal, v49 n1 p13-25 Jan 1995
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Publication Date:	1995-00-00
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Pub Types:	Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Abstract:	Assesses the concept of "backwash" in language teaching. The two processes of testing and teaching are considered to be necessary but distinct. A system is described for distinguishing between them which is applied to developing classroom activities for examination preparation classes to help teachers move from testing to teaching procedures. (15 references) (Author/CK)
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Identifiers:	Backwash Effect; Greece
Record Type:	Journal
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ISSN:	ISSN-0307-8337
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Languages:	English
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