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When Testing Stakes Are No Longer High: Impact on the Chinese College English Learners and Their Learning
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Chen, Qiuxian; Hao, Chenxian; Xiao, Yangyu – Language Testing in Asia, 2020
It is now a consensus that high-stakes testing exerts powerful impact in controlling curriculum and pedagogy, and shaping students' learning. The power of testing is especially strong in contexts where testing culture prevails. The Chinese educational context is such a context which is dominated by competitive tests. The language testing results…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Teaching Methods, Language Tests, English (Second Language)