چكيده
Abstract
This study was an attempt to investigate the washback effect of the
Knowledge test of TEFL MA University Entrance Exam (UEE) on the
academic behavior of students and professors. This section of TEFL MA
UEE consists of three parts. They are related to the three areas of
Linguistics, Testing, and Methodology. To this end, an observation checklist
and two questionnaires, one for professors and the other for students based
on the underlying theories of washback were developed. The questionnaires
were answered by 32 professors and 210 students and 13 Linguistics,
Testing, and Methodology classes were observed. Finally, to find the
answers to research questions, the chi-square test and Frequency analysis
were performed through SPSS. The result indicated that this exam has weak
washback on students and professors
