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<p>Exam plays a powerful role in educational system and exerts significant washback on<br />students’ learning. Washback, the impact of exams on education in general and<br />language examining in particular, has become a popular area of study within<br />educational research. This paper focuses on the washback effects of college entrance<br />exam on students’ productive and receptive skills in STKIP Muhammadiyah<br />Pringsewu Lampung. The main concern of the study was to investigate the impact of<br />college entrance exam on productive and receptive language skills in STKIP<br />Muhammadiyah Pringsewu Lampung. 53 first year students at English Education<br />Department in the academic year of 2015-2016 of STKIP Muhammadiyah Pringsewu<br />Lampung attended the study. A 26-item questionnaire was designed and administered<br />to 53 students. The data were analyzed using statistical analysis including descriptive<br />statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation). It has been found out<br />that the exam has some negative effects on students’ language productive and<br />receptive skills on the first year students at English Education Department of STKIP<br />Muhammadiyah Pringsewu Lampung. Some changes to exam that might be grateful<br />are discussed in the last section of the paper.<br />Keywords: washback effect, college entrance exam, students’ productive skills</p>