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Language Testing in Asia

Table 1 Demographics of participants

From: How sociocultural factors mediate washback effect: a study of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination English Language Paper 4

 

Gender

First language

 

High school year

n

Male

Female

Chinese

English

Study abroad experience

Year 1 (Secondary 4)

72*1

28

42

70

2

3

Year 2 (Secondary 5)

54

20

34

54

0

9

Year 3 (Secondary 6)

73*2

24

48

72*3

0

4

  1. *1, gender unknown = 2; *2, gender unknown = 1; *3, first language others = 1
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