Standardized Test Results: An Opportunity for English Program Improvement
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| author | Maureyra Jiménez |
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| contents | Standardized Test Results: An Opportunity for English Program Improvement Maureyra Jiménez Caroll Rodríguez Lourdes Rey Paba Educación curriculum SABER PRO test washback effect standardized tests Common European Framework of Reference This case study explores the relationship between the results obtained by a group of Industrial Engineering students on a national standardized English test and the impact these results had on language program improvement. The instruments used were interviews, document analysis, observations, surveys, and test results analysis. Findings indicate that the program has some weaknesses in terms of number of hours of instruction, methodology, and assessment practices that affect the program content and the students’ expected performance. Recommendations relate to setting up a plan of action to make the program enhance student’s performance in English, bearing in mind that the goal is not the students’ preparation for the test but the development of language skills. 2017 artículo científico 0120-5927 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=499451852007 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/499451852007.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/movil http://dx.doi.org/10.19183/how.24.2.335 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4994 HOW application/pdf Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Inglés HOW (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.24 |
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| spellingShingle | Standardized Test Results: An Opportunity for English Program Improvement Maureyra Jiménez Educación curriculum SABER PRO test washback effect standardized tests Common European Framework of Reference Standardized Test Results: An Opportunity for English Program Improvement Maureyra Jiménez Caroll Rodríguez Lourdes Rey Paba Educación curriculum SABER PRO test washback effect standardized tests Common European Framework of Reference This case study explores the relationship between the results obtained by a group of Industrial Engineering students on a national standardized English test and the impact these results had on language program improvement. The instruments used were interviews, document analysis, observations, surveys, and test results analysis. Findings indicate that the program has some weaknesses in terms of number of hours of instruction, methodology, and assessment practices that affect the program content and the students’ expected performance. Recommendations relate to setting up a plan of action to make the program enhance student’s performance in English, bearing in mind that the goal is not the students’ preparation for the test but the development of language skills. 2017 artículo científico 0120-5927 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=499451852007 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/499451852007.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/movil http://dx.doi.org/10.19183/how.24.2.335 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4994 HOW application/pdf Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Inglés HOW (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.24 |
| title | Standardized Test Results: An Opportunity for English Program Improvement |
| topic | Educación curriculum SABER PRO test washback effect standardized tests Common European Framework of Reference |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=499451852007 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/499451852007.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4994/499451852007/movil http://dx.doi.org/10.19183/how.24.2.335 |