The Effect of Washback on Reading Comprehension

July 23, 2012 updated by: nazila zarghi, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
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.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

130

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 22 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • nursing students
  • study at mums

Exclusion Criteria:

  • other disciplines
  • study at other universities

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: washback
students received 8 specific related formative test for that lesson plus a pre-test and post-test, Michigan English language proficiency test
Other: washback
students received 8 specific related formative test for that lesson. plus a pre-test and post-test, Michigan English language proficiency test
OTHER: control
students only received two tests, Michigan test of English language proficiency as pre-test and post-test.
Other: routin intervention
students only received two tests, Michigan test of English language proficiency as pre-test and post-test.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
improving reading comprehension
Time Frame: up to one year
improving reading comprehension scored by Michigan Test of English Proficiency
up to one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2009

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 11, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 17, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 24, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 23, 2012

Last Verified

October 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • reading comprehension

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