This volume provides not only a helpful model for researching washback and impact but alsopractical guidelines for the planning and management Of change within an educational context.As such， it will be of particular relevance to all who are involved in the process of curriculumand examination reform， as well as to academic researchers， university lecturers， postgraduatestudents， and practising teachers.
List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements Series Editors' note Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The origins of the present investigation： the Sri Lankan O-level Examination Project Chapter 3 The impact of high-stakes examinations on teaching Chapter 4 Innovation in education Chapter 5 Methodology Chapter 6 The impact of the new examination on teaching：the teachers' view Chapter 7 Antecedents： what did teaching look like before 19857 Chapter 8 Implementation factors： characteristics of the innovation： the textbook series Chapter 9 Implementation factors： characteristics of the innovation： the new examination Chapter 10 Implementation factors： characteristics of the user system Chapter 11 Implementation factors： characteristics of the users Chapter 12 Discussion and future directions Appendices 1． Old Syllabus Examination， 1987 2． New Syllabus Examination， 1988 3． Observation schedule， Sri Lankan O-level Evaluation Project -Impact Study， Round 6 4． Summary of results from observations， Sri Lankan O-level Evaluation Project - Impact Study， Rounds 1-6 5． Generalizations summarizing research findings （Rogers 1995） 6． Propositions concerning the success of projects （Smith 1991） 7． Interview guide for group interviews． October-November 1991 8． Initial coding scheme 9． Sample of coded transcript 10． Revised coding scheme 11． Sample unit from English Every Day， Year 11 12． Description of typical classrooms （Alderson and Wall 1992：87-88） 13． Recommendations for a baseline study - St Petersburg（Wall 1995：9-10） 14． Communications web． Year 12 Project - Estonia 15． Plans for phasing in a new examination． Year 12 Project - Lithuania References Index
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