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Impact and washback - stakeholder attitudes

 

As a high-stakes test, IELTS impacts on its candidature and test users. Ongoing research ensures that the test is functioning as intended and identifies any relevant issues.

 

Research focuses on IELTS impact in a range of areas:

 

  • • key tertiary decision-makers
  • • test preparation
  • • entry to higher education and professional registration 
  • • prediction of academic language performance
  • • stakeholder attitudes.


The following research reports cover stakeholder attitudes:

 

 

Title Researcher Published
Perceptions of IELTS in Cambodia: A case study of test impact in a small developing country Stephen Moore, Macquarie University, Richmond Stroupe Soka University and Paul Mahony IDP Cambodia IELTS RR 13 2013
Developing the assessment literacy of IELTS test users in higher education Kieran O’Loughlin, The University of Melbourne IELTS RR 13 2013
Attitudes of tertiary key decision-makers towards English language tests in Aotearoa New Zealand: Report on the results of a national provider survey Hilary Smith, Systemetrics Research, and Stephen Haslett, Massey University IELTS RR 7 2007
Student identity, learning and progression: The affective and academic impact of IELTS on ‘successful’ candidates Pauline Rea-Dickens, Richard Kiely and Guoxing Yu, University of Bristol IELTS RR 7 2007
The attitudes of IELTS stakeholders: student and staff perceptions of IELTS in Australian, UK and Chinese universities David Coleman, The University of Sydney, Sue Starfield, The University of New South Wales and Anne Hagan, The University of Ulster IELTS RR 5 2003
An impact study of two IELTS user groups: candidates who sit the test for immigration purposes and candidates who sit the test for secondary education purposes Brent Merrylees, LTC Language and Testing Consultants Pty Ltd IELTS RR 4 2003
Survey of receiving institutions’ use and attitude to IELTS Clare McDowell and Brent Merrylees, LTC Language and Testing Consultants Pty Ltd IELTS RR 1 1998
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