EXPLORING NEGATIVE WASH BACK OF KONKOOR IN IRANIAN EFL CLASSES AND CRITIQUING DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS’ ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE/ TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICES

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MIRZAEI AZIZULLAH; HASHEMIAN MAHMOOD; TANBAKOOEI NOOSHIN

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Journal: FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESEARCH JOURNAL (PAZHUHESH-E ZABANHA-YE KHAREJI) Year:2014 | Volume:3 | Issue:2 Page(s): 381-409

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EXPLORING NEGATIVE WASH BACK OF KONKOOR IN IRANIAN EFL CLASSES AND CRITIQUING DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS’ ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE/ TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICES

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MIRZAEI AZIZULLAH | HASHEMIAN MAHMOOD | TANBAKOOEI NOOSHIN | Issue Writer Certificate

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CONSEQUENTIAL VALIDITYQ2

CRITICAL LANGUAGE TESTINGQ2

IMPACTS OF HIGH-STAKES TESTSQ2

REPRODUCTIVE OR TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICESQ2

Abstract

Test washback is generally defined as the influence of tests on teaching and learning process. Inspired by Messick’s CONSEQUENTIAL VALIDITY and Shohamy’s CRITICAL LANGUAGE TESTING, this critical impact study explored the transformative or reproductive practices different stakeholders undertake in relation to the detrimental impacts of Konkoor in Iran. The participants were 60 EFL teachers, a sample of 319 pre-university students, and 15 parents in Iran. Questionnaires, observation checklists, and semi-structured interviews were employed to collect the data. The results showed that Konkoor has considerable negative washback on the teaching and learning process. The participants’ pedagogical practices in return only perpetuated Konkoor’s impacts by teaching and learning to the test, practicing test-taking techniques, using in-authentic materials, reviewing previous Konkoor items in class and tests. Finally, it is suggested that pedagogical practices should transform the high-stakes testing situation and the related hazardous test impacts and thus result in fairer learning-oriented language assessment.

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MIRZAEI, AZIZULLAH, HASHEMIAN, MAHMOOD, & TANBAKOOEI, NOOSHIN. (2014). EXPLORING NEGATIVE WASH BACK OF KONKOOR IN IRANIAN EFL CLASSES AND CRITIQUING DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS’ ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE/ TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICES. FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESEARCH JOURNAL (PAZHUHESH-E ZABANHA-YE KHAREJI), 3(2), 381-409. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/218677/en

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MIRZAEI AZIZULLAH, HASHEMIAN MAHMOOD, TANBAKOOEI NOOSHIN. EXPLORING NEGATIVE WASH BACK OF KONKOOR IN IRANIAN EFL CLASSES AND CRITIQUING DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS’ ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE/ TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICES. FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESEARCH JOURNAL (PAZHUHESH-E ZABANHA-YE KHAREJI)[Internet]. 2014;3(2):381-409. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/218677/en

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AZIZULLAH MIRZAEI, MAHMOOD HASHEMIAN, and NOOSHIN TANBAKOOEI, “EXPLORING NEGATIVE WASH BACK OF KONKOOR IN IRANIAN EFL CLASSES AND CRITIQUING DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS’ ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE/ TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICES,” FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESEARCH JOURNAL (PAZHUHESH-E ZABANHA-YE KHAREJI), vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 381–409, 2014, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/218677/en

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