Test impact revisited: Washback effect over time

Language Testing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 298-317

  Shohamy, Elana ^a   Donitsa Schmidt, Smadar ^a   Ferman, Irit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0001597327     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026553229601300305     Document Type: Article

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