Overview
- Draws upon sociocultural theory as a lens through which to explore standardized testing
- Provides an up to date summary and analysis of the TOEIC test
- Outlines a practical sociocultural framework for data collection and analysis
Part of the book series: English Language Education (ELED, volume 12)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book explores the influence of high stakes standardised testing within the context of South Korea. South Korea is regarded as a shining example of success in educational achievement and, as this book reveals, pressurised standardised testing has been a major contributing factor to its success. This unique country provides an excellent setting from which to explore the powerful relationship that exists between testing and learning and can advance our understanding of which factors and test conditions will positively and negatively influence learning. This book follows the test activity of a group of Korean university students preparing for the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) and posits a revised model of the influence of testing on learning. It calls for a more socially situated view of tests and test-takers considered in relation to the sociocultural, historical, political and economic contexts in which they are embedded.
Reviews
“The book takes us to a new dimension of understanding the nature of the effect of language assessment on learners and opens a new debate on the role of language assessment for education. All the serious researchers and practitioners in the field should own the copy on their bookshelves.” (Yoshinori Watanabe, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Sociocultural Activity of High Stakes Standardised Language Testing
Book Subtitle: TOEIC Washback in a South Korean Context
Authors: Dawn Karen Booth
Series Title: English Language Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70446-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70445-6Published: 06 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09960-2Published: 08 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70446-3Published: 26 February 2018
Series ISSN: 2213-6967
Series E-ISSN: 2213-6975
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 256
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations
Topics: Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Language Education, Applied Linguistics, Language Policy and Planning