Reading Comprehension
Conditions
Keywords
washback, reading comprehension
Brief summary
Testing and teaching are completely interrelated in education process; using various kinds of tests teachers are able to anticipate about the strong and weak points of learning in students, their progress and their accomplishment. The influence a test on teaching and learning is commonly referred to as washback. Testing washback is a twisted concept that becomes even more complex under a various interpretations of the washback phenomenon on teaching and learning. This study aimed to describe washback behaviors of students, in the low stakes testing in an ESP environment in two-fold. First, the study investigated the effects of different formative tests on Iranian medical students' English reading comprehension achievement. Secondly, the study explores the effects of washback on the students' attitudes toward English reading comprehension. The pre- and post-tests and one questionnaire were used to collect the data from Iranian medical students. Data were analyzed by paired t-test, t-test, and Mann-Whitney U test.
Interventions
OTHERwashback
students received 8 specific related formative test for that lesson. plus a pre-test and post-test, Michigan English language proficiency test
OTHERroutin intervention
students only received two tests, Michigan test of English language proficiency as pre-test and post-test.
Sponsors
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 22 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* nursing students * study at mums
Exclusion criteria
* other disciplines * study at other universities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| improving reading comprehension | up to one year | improving reading comprehension scored by Michigan Test of English Proficiency |
Outcome results
None listed