Exploring standardized tests washback from the decolonial option: implications for rural teachers and students

Figures & data

Figure 1. QRS methodological framework.

Adapted from: Chong and Plonsky (2021).

Table 1. List of avenues consulted.

Avenues	Results
Digital Databases
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center).	1
JSTOR	1
Science Direct	0
Journal Websites
Colombian Applied Linguistics	0
Cuadernos de Lingüística Hispánica	0
Educación y Humanismo	0
ELT Journal	1
Folios	1
GIST – Education and Learning Research	0
HOW Journal	1
Ìkala, Revista de Lenguage y Cultura.	1
Language Assessment Quaterly	0
Language Testing	0
Praxis & Saber	0
Profile: Issues in Teachers Professional Development	0
Revista Colombiana de Educación	0
World Wide Web
Google Scholar	3

Figure 2. Inside-out perspectives and outside-in powers in standardized tests.

Source: Own.

Table

Part	Sample	Competence/ skill
1	Lea las descripciones de la columna de la izquierda (1–5). ¿Cuál palabra de la columna de la derecha (A – G) concuerda con cada descripción? When children see this person, they often laugh and have fun. A. clown B. doctor C. driver D. farmer E. footballer F. nurse G. pirate H. teacher	Lexical
2	Complete las cinco conversaciones Have you got a dress I can wear? A. That’s fine! B. Sure! C. Enjoy!	Pragmatic and sociolinguistic
3	Lea el texto y responda las preguntas. You can have problems in the Middle East if you show A. any head movement. B. the bottom of your feet. C. your legs and nose.	Literal reading comprehension
4	Lea el texto y responda las preguntas What is the purpose of the writer? A. describe the experience of having a pet B. advise people on how to deal with cats as pets C. explain how to save money if getting a cat D. name differences between cats and other pets	Inferential reading comprehension
5	Lea el texto y seleccione la palabra correcta para cada espacio. A. neither B. nor C. not D. no	Lexical and grammatical

Source: ICFES (2022) https://www.icfes.gov.co/cuadernillo-1-2022.

Chong, S. W., &Plonsky, L. (2021). A primer on qualitative research synthesis in TESOL. TESOL Quaterly, 55(3), 1024–1034. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3030.

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