Akpınar, Kadriye DilekÇakıldere, Bekir01. Abdullah Gül University2025-09-252025-09-2520131305-578Xhttp://www.jlls.org/vol9no2/81-94.pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12573/5091Washback, the impact of tests on education in general and language testing in particular, has become a popular_x000D_ area of study within educational research. This paper focuses on the washback effects of two high-stakes Foreign_x000D_ Language Tests (KPDS and UDS) of Turkey. The main concern of the study is to investigate the impact of these_x000D_ tests on receptive and productive language skills of academicians. 103 academic personnel working at Nevsehir_x000D_ University attended the study. A 26-item questionnaire was designed and administered to 103 academic personnel_x000D_ working at Nevsehir University. The data were analyzed using statistical analysis including descriptive statistics_x000D_ (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics that use ANOVA to find whether_x000D_ there are significant differences between productive and receptive skills of the participants. It has been found out_x000D_ that there are significant differences between reading and writing; reading and listening, but reading and speaking_x000D_ provided insignificant results.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHigh-Stake TestsKPDSÜDSYDSWashback effectArticle