ABSTRACT: Ethical issues in language testing have become one of the major research topics and challenges in the field of language testing in the 21st century. Ethics refers to the normative rules ...

Test preparation and washback in English language assessment represent critical areas of inquiry that investigate the reciprocal influences between assessment practices and learning strategies.

Abstract: This present study attempted to investigate the washback effect of English tests on language learning strategies. To obtain convincing results, a comparative case study was employed. A ...

ABSTRACT: This study conducted a questionnaire survey to collect 202 college students’ perspectives on the washback effect of the listening test of College English Test Band 4 (CET4) on students’ self ...