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Author : Grant Henning
Publisher : Newbury House Publishers
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015014140357
Author : Fred Davidson,Brian K. Lynch
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780300133813
DIVThe creation of language tests is—and should be—a craft that is accessible and doable not only by a few language test experts, but also by many others who are involved in second/foreign language education, say the authors of this clear and timely book. Fred Davidson and Brian Lynch offer language educators a how-to guide for creating tests that reliably measure exactly what they are intended to measure. Classroom teachers, language administrators, and professors of language testing courses will find in this book an easy and flexible approach to language testing as well as the tools they need to develop tests appropriate to their individual needs. Davidson and Lynch explain criterion-related language test development, a process that focuses on the early stages of test development when the criterion to be tested is defined, specifications are established, and items and tasks are written. This process helps clarify the description of what is being measured by a test and enables teachers to give input on test design in any instructional setting. Informed by extensive research in criterion-referenced measurement, this book invites all language educators to participate in the craft of test development and shows them how to go about it./div
Author : Christine Coombe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-30
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781107017146
"The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Assessment aims to present in one volume an up-to-date guide to the central areas of assessing the second language performance of English by speakers of other languages. This volume provides snapshots of significant issues and trends that have shaped language assessment in the past and highlights the current state of our understanding of these issues"--
Author : Glenn Fulcher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781444128017
Practical Language Testing equips you with the skills, knowledge and principles necessary to understand and construct language tests. This intensely practical book gives guidelines on the design of assessments within the classroom, and provides the necessary tools to analyse and improve assessments, as well as deal with alignment to externally imposed standards. Testing is situated both within the classroom and within the larger social context, and readers are provided the knowledge necessary to make realistic and fair decisions about the use and implementation of tests. The book explains the normative role of large scale testing and provides alternatives that the reader can adapt to their own context. This fulfils the dual purpose of providing the reader with the knowledge they need to prepare learners for tests, and the practical skills for using assessment for learning. Practical Language Testing is the ideal introduction for students of applied linguistics, TESOL and modern foreign language teaching as well as practicing teachers required to design or implement language testing programmes. The book is supported by frequently updated online resources at http://languagetesting.info/ including sets of scenarios providing resources to study aviation English assessment, call centre assessment, military language assessment, and medical language assessment. The materials can be used to structure debates and seminars, with pre-reading and video activities. Practical Language Testing was commended as a 2012 runner-up of the prestigious SAGE/ILTA Award for Best Book on Language Testing.
Author : David Baker
Publisher : Hodder Arnold
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : English language
ISBN : 0713165383
Author : Arthur Hughes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521484954
This second edition remains the most practical guide to testing language. It has a new chapter on testing young learners.
Author : Dan Douglas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781444166422
Understanding Language Testing presents an introduction to language tests and the process of test development that starts at the very beginning. Assuming no knowledge of the field, the book promotes a practical understanding of language testing using examples from a variety of languages. While grounded on solid theoretical principles, the book focuses on fostering a true understanding of the various uses of language tests and the process of test development, scoring test performance, analyzing and interpreting test results, and above all, using tests as ethically and fairly as possible so that test takers are given every opportunity to do their best, to learn as much as possible, and feel positive about their language learning. Each chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. As such this is the ideal book for both beginning students of linguistics and language education, or anyone in a related discipline looking for a first introduction to language testing.
Author : Trivium English Exam Prep Team
Publisher : Trivium LLC
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 1635308291
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Author : Glenn Fulcher,Fred Davidson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 0415339472
Introducing students to the methods and debates associated with language testing assessment, this book explores the testing of linguistic competence of children, students, asylum seekers and many others in context of the uses to which such research can be put. It also presents and comments on key readings and articles.
Author : Anthony Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134516629
Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning postgraduate studies, or taking an introductory MA course as well as advanced undergraduates. Titles in the series are also ideal for language professionals returning to academic study. The books take an innovative 'practice to theory' approach, with a 'back-to-front' structure. This leads the reader from real-world problems and issues, through a discussion of intervention and how to engage with these concerns, before finally relating these practical issues to theoretical foundations. Additional features include tasks with commentaries, a glossary of key terms, and an annotated further reading section. Exploring Language Assessment and Testing is a straightforward introduction to the field that provides an inclusive and impartial survey of both classroom based assessment by teachers and larger scale testing, using concrete examples to guide students to the relevant literature. Ranging from theory to classroom based scenarios, the author provides practical guidance on designing, developing and using assessments, with flexible, step by step processes for improving the quality of tests and assessment systems to make them fairer and more accurate. This book is an indispensable introduction to the areas of language assessment and testing, and will be of interest to language teachers as well as postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students studying Language Education, Applied Linguistics and Language Assessment.
Author : James Dean Brown
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X004907946
"Testing in language programs is a core text for graduate and undergraduate teacher-training courses in language testing assessment. Ideal for both classroom use and personal reference, this book targets the need of those making both program-level (e.g. admissions, proficiency, and placement) as well as classroom-level testing decisions (e.g. assessing what students have learned through diagnostic and achievement testing)."--Back cover
Author : Timothy Francis McNamara
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0194372227
This book offers a succinct theoretical introduction to the basic concepts in language testing in a way that is easy to understand. In the Japanese context, this book is highly recommended for university faculty members involved in obtaining assessment literacy, teachers who want to validate their exploratory teaching and testing, or applied linguistics students new to the language testing field. The book is divided into four main sections. The first provides an overview of the principles of language testing. The next contains short extracts from the testing literature with questions which stimulate further thinking. Section 3 is a list of references with brief annotations and Section 4 a glossary of referenced testing terms.
Author : Rebecca M. Valette
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015035335424
Author : Slobodanka Dimova,Xun Yan,April Ginther
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429960321
Local Language Testing: Design, Implementation, and Development describes the language testing practice that exists in the intermediate space between large-scale standardized testing and classroom assessment, an area that is rarely addressed in the language testing and assessment literature. Covering both theory and practice, the book focuses on the advantages of local tests, fosters and encourages their use, and provides suggested ideas for their development and maintenance. The authors include examples of operational tests with well-proven track records and discuss: the ability of local tests to represent local contexts and values, explicitly and purposefully embed test results within instructional practice, and provide data for program evaluation and research; local testing practices grounded in the theoretical principles of language testing, drawing from experiences with local testing and providing practical examples of local language tests, illustrating how they can be designed to effectively function within and across different institutional contexts; examples of how local language tests and assessments are developed for use within a specific context and how they serve a variety of purposes (e.g., entry-level proficiency testing, placement testing, international teaching assistant testing, writing assessment, and program evaluation). Aimed at language program directors, graduate students, and researchers involved in language program development and evaluation, this is a timely book in that it focuses on the advantages of local tests, fosters and encourages their use, and outlines their development and maintenance. It constitutes essential reading for language program directors, graduate students, and researchers involved in language program development and evaluation.
Author : Trivium
Publisher : Trivium LLC
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 163530850X
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