SiLT Volume 24
The new Studies in Language Testing: Volume 24, is entitled Impact Theory and Practice: Studies of the IELTS test and Projetto Lingue 2000.
This volume is a useful manual on how to conduct impact studies, and will be of particular interest to both language test researchers and students of language testing. It will also be of interest to anyone who is concerned with the process of curriculum and examination reform.
Key features include:
- an up-to-date review of the relevant literature on impact, including clarification of the concept of impact and related terms such as washback
- a detailed explication of the process of impact study using actual cases as examples
- practical guidance on matters such as questionnaire design, interviews, permissions and confidentiality, data collection, management and analysis
- a comprehensive discussion of washback and impact issues in relation to language teaching reform as well as language testing.