Guillermo Moreno, Alfonso Meneses-Monroy, Samir Mohamedi-Abdelkader, Felice Curcio, Raquel Domínguez-Capilla, Carmen Martínez-Rincón, Enrique Pacheco Del Cerro, L Iván Mayor-Silva
Virtual Active Learning to Maximize Knowledge Acquisition in Nursing Students: A Comparative Study
Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy)
study aimed investigate washback effect two high stakes tests global language proficiency test ie toefl ibt local english proficiency exam developed administered state university students motivation autonomy study also examined whether proficiency level moderated potential washback effect among two groups test takers additionally study tried find language leaning strategies used groups explore reasons behind preferences study conducted two english language preparatory programs offered state university turkey university preparatory program upp dual degree program ddp end upp program students required take universitys proficiency test upp need take valid toefl ibt data collected 152 preparatory students n 65 ddp n 87 upp whose proficiency levels based cefr framework ranging a2 upper elementary b1 preintermediate b2 intermediate addition proficiency tests data gathered via motivation questionnaire autonomous learning scale student interviews results revealed washback toefl ibt exam students motivation regardless proficiency level washback also observed students autonomy except a2 level ddp students higher level autonomy a2 level upp students finally two groups used similar different language learning strategies practicing four language skills findings afford pedagogical implications use highstakes tests english preparatory programs