●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 1985?
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
