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TEST PREPARATION: SELECTED REFERENCES(Last updated 8 November 2020)Alderson, J. C., & Hamp-Lyons, L. (1996). TOEFL preparation courses: A study of washback. Language Testing, 13(3), 280-297.Appel, M., Kronberger, N., & Aronson, J. (2011). Stereotype threat impairs ability building: Effects on test preparation among women in science and technology. European Journal of Social Psychology, 41(7), 904-913.Bayer-Hummel, T. (2010). The effects of Jeopardy as a test preparation strategy for nursing students. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 5(1), 12-15.Brown, J. D. (1998). Does IELTS preparation work?: An application of the context-adaptive model of language program evaluation. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Research Reports 1998: Volume 1, 20.Brown, J. D. H. (1998). Does IELTS preparation work? An application of the context- adaptive model of language program evaluation. IELTS Research Reports, Volume 1. Retrieved from Bryant, D. A., & Carless, D. R. (2010). 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Test preparation: Examining teacher perceptions and practices. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 27(2), 28-45.Lam, R. (2013). Formative use of summative tests: Using test preparation to promote performance and self-regulation. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 22(1), 69-78.Liu, O. L. (2014). Investigating the relationship between test preparation and TOEFL iBT? performance. ETS Research Report Series, 2014(2), 1-13.Lumley, T., & Stoneman, B. (2000). Conflicting perspectives on the role of test preparation in relation to learning? Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, 5(1), 50-80.Ma, J. (2019). Did test preparation practices for the College English (CET) work? A study from Chinese students’ perspectives. In S. Papageorgiou & K. M. Bailey (Eds.),?Global perspectives on language assessment: Research, theory, and practice?(pp.169-182). New York, NY: Routledge.Malabonga, V., Kenyon, D. M., & Carpenter, H. (2005). Self-assessment, preparation and response time on a computerized oral proficiency test. Language Testing, 22(1), 59-92.Matoush, M. M., & Fu, D. (2012). Tests of English language as significant thresholds for college-bound Chinese and the washback of test-preparation. Changing English, 19(1), 111-121.McAuliffe, S. (1993). A study of the differences between instructional practice and test preparation. Journal of Reading, 36(7), 524-530.McCoy, D. (2006). Utilizing students' preferred language learning strategies for IELTS test preparation. English Australia Journal, 23(1), 3-13.McGaghie, W. C., Downing, S. M., & Kubilius, R. (2004). What is the impact of commercial test preparation courses on medical examination performance?. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 16(2), 202-211.Mehrens, W. A., & Kaminsky, J. (1989). Methods for improving standardized test scores: Fruitful, fruitless or fraudulent? Educational Measurement: Issues and Practices, 8(1), 14-22.Mickan, P., & Motteram, J. (2008). An ethnographic study of classroom instruction in an IELTS preparation program. IELTS Research Report, Volume 8, retrieved from , P., & Motteram, J. (2009). The preparation practices of IELTS candidates: Case studies. IELTS Research Report, Vol. 10, Report 5, retrieved from , M., & Higgins, B. (2008). Beyond test preparation: Nurturing successful learners through reading and writing workshops. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 44(3), 124-127.Narron, M., Hirase, K., Minami, T., Takehata, S., & Adachi, T. (2003). Teaching the test or teaching the language: A look at test preparation Do test prep textbooks prepare students for tests any better than general English textbooks?. The Language Teacher, 27(9), 9-12.Okraski, C., & Kissau, S. (2018). Impact of content-specific seminars on candidate edTPA preparation and performance. Foreign Language Annals, 51(3), 685-705.Pan, Y.-C. (2010). Enhancing students’ communicative competency and test-taking skills through TOEIC preparatory materials. TESOL Journal, 81(3), 81–91.Pan, Y., & Newfields, T. (2011). Teacher and student washback on test preparation evidenced from Taiwan’s English certification exit requirements. International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 6(3), 260-272.Perlman, C. L. (2003). Practice tests and study guides: Do they help? Are they ethical? What is ethical test preparation practice?. ERIC Document Reproduction No. ED480062. Phillips, D. (2001). Longman complete course for the TOEFL test: Preparation for the computer and paper tests. London, UK: Longman.Powers, D. E. (1993). Coaching for the SAT: A summary of the summaries and an update. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 12(2), 24-30.Prodromou, L. (1999). Grammar and vocabulary for the first certificate. Harlow, UK: Longman.Rao, C., McPherson, K., Chand, R., & Khan, V. (2003). Assessing the impact of IELTS preparation programs on candidates' performance on the General Training reading and writing test modules. 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Students’ perception of the CET4 listening and test preparation practices–Implications for washback. Research Studies in Education, 6, 32-47.Xie, Q. (2013). Does test preparation work? Implications for score validity. Language Assessment Quarterly, 10(2), 196-218.Xie, Q., & Andrews, S. (2013). Do test design and uses influence test preparation? Testing a model of washback with Structural Equation Modeling. Language Testing, 30(1), 49-70.Yu, G., He, L., Rea‐Dickins, P., Kiely, R., Lu, Y., Zhang, J., ... & Fang, L. (2017). Preparing for the speaking tasks of the TOEFL iBT? Test: An investigation of the journeys of Chinese test takers. ETS Research Report Series. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service. Zhengdong, G. (2009). IELTS preparation course and student IELTS performance: A case study in Hong Kong. RELC Journal, 40(1), 23-41. ................
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