Validity and washback in language testing

Language Testing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-256

  Messick, Samuel ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0001106877     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026553229601300302     Document Type: Article

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