Wash back Effect of the Greatest on Teaching Practices &Perspectives in Select Engineering Colleges in Telangana: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Washback effect of testing on teaching practices is one of the much-researched, fertile area in the field of ELT. This study reports the findings of the washback effect of GRE on teaching practices, as surveyed amongst a group of 45 teachers in select autonomous engineering colleges in Telangana. The data was analyzed qualitatively and results seem to reveal significant changes in their teaching practices and perspectives such as realization of the need for improving their skills and understanding, becoming more goal-oriented, changes in evaluation and adapting materials and improvising on them.