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Description
This study proposes the WAVE Framework (Washback-Aligned Vision for Education), a five-phase instructional model grounded in constructive alignment theory (Biggs, 2003), the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) Taxonomy (Biggs & Collis, 1982), Cheng's washback mechanism research (2005; 2013), and the formative feedback principles of Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick (2006). Developed from direct engagement with secondary language classroom realities in the Philippine context, the framework operationalizes micro-level washback by repositioning open-ended questions not merely as assessment tools, but as deliberate catalysts for meaningful language learning — guiding educators through five curriculum-integrated phases: Align, Reveal, Act, Verify, and Evolve.
To examine the framework's practical grounding, an ongoing sequential explanatory mixed-methods study is being conducted among secondary language educators, exploring their lived experiences in crafting and responding to SOLO Taxonomy-based test items. Quantitative data are being gathered through Likert-scale self-efficacy instruments and analyzed alongside qualitative phenomenological narratives, with the aim of understanding patterns in educator confidence, the cognitive demands encountered at higher SOLO levels (Relational and Extended Abstract), and the perceived role of rubric-guided feedback in shaping instructional decisions and learner outcomes.
The presentation draws from both theory and emerging fieldwork to offer language educators a transferable, research-informed set of SOLO-aligned assessment strategies and rubrics — practical tools for redesigning classroom assessments into sustained, washback-generative learning experiences that go beyond measurement toward genuine language development.
Biography
Mitchellene Vigilia-Rivo is an Education Supervisor II at the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office I, where she supervises teacher education programs, leads regional research and evaluation initiatives, and provides technical assistance to higher education institutions. A holder of a PhD in Language Education from Benguet State University, she brings over two decades of experience in language pedagogy, curriculum development, language assessment and teacher professional development. She is the founding President of the American English Alumni Association of the Philippines, Inc. (2023–present) and a Public Relations Officer of the Philippine Association for Language Teaching, Inc. (PALT, 2016–present). Her current research investigates the lived experiences of secondary language educators in crafting and responding to SOLO Taxonomy-based test items anchored on the WAVE framework through a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, integrating self-efficacy measures with phenomenological narrative inquiry.
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