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Peer reviewedCheng, Liying – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2003
Examined the impact of changes in public examinations on secondary school English teaching in Hong Kong, where major changes were introduced into the Certificate of Education Examination in English with the intention of creative positive washback effects on classroom teaching. Data from teacher observations and interviews showed few lived changes…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Public Schools
Download full textCheng, Liying – 1995
This paper presents preliminary research findings, using qualitative and quantitative methods, on the washback effect of the revised Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination in English in Hong Kong secondary schools. The research employed various methodological techniques such as questionnaires (one sent out to 42 students; and the other to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Language Tests
Peer reviewedCheng, Liying – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1999
Studied how efforts to change public examination of secondary students toward a more constructive approach would influence teaching in Hong Kong schools, investigating teachers' perspectives of the change in relation to teaching situations and classroom practices. Classroom observation and interview data indicated that class activities changed,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change
