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Author : John Brian Heaton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : English language
ISBN : 0582018773
Author : Joachim Von Meien
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638761505
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, grade: 2 (B), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, 11 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Writing English language tests is a topic very many students and of course also their teachers have to deal with. Often testing does not have a very good reputation, especially when regarding the students. Most of them are probably happy when a test is over and enjoy the time without them. But testing has much more functions than a superficial look at it will provide. Chapter 3.1 of this paper deals with the numerous purposes and is also supposed to show the important role that testing plays in the teaching process. This paper will concentrate on the writing skill and the evaluation of it. The other three skills reading, listening and speaking are not the centre of research. But it is not possible to exclude them because they are all interrelated to the writing skill as this paper wants to show. What is it that makes especially the writing skill and also the testing of it so sophisticating and complex? Writing at an advanced level is usually compositional writing or essay writing. Chapter 2.3 concentrates on that kind of writing and points out its often difficult prerequisites, even for writers in the native language. What are the necessary features of tests in general? It is supposed to become clear that certain conditions such as validity, reliability and practicality are extremely important for written assessment and for every other assessment too. Many people, even if they never actively scored a test, are able to imagine the difficulties of a fair and objective judgement. Especially when dealing with compositional writing, that assumption is true. But nevertheless there are ways to improve the objectivity of evaluation even if a rest of subjectivity can not be avoided. Chapter 3.5 focuses on ways to judge tests adequately. Writing English language te
Author : John Brian Heaton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:602881311
Author : J. B. Heaton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:802022305
Author : Stuart D. Shaw,Cyril J. Weir
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521692938
Test developers need to provide a clear explication of the language ability constructs that underpin the tests they offer in the public domain; such an explication is essential for supporting claims about the validity - or usefulness - of test scores. This volume describes the theory and practice of Cambridge ESOL's approach to assessing second language writing ability. A comprehensive test validation framework is used to examine the tasks in Cambridge ESOL writing tests from a number of different validity perspectives that reflect the socio-cognitive nature of any assessment event. The authors show how an understanding and analysis of the framework and its components can assist test developers to operationalise their tests more effectively, especially in relation to the key criteria that differentiate one proficiency level from another. The book provides: an up-to-date review of relevant literature on assessing writing, an accessible and systematic description of the different proficiency levels in second language writing, a comprehensive and coherent basis for validating tests of writing. This volume is a rich source of information on all aspects of examining writing ability. As such, it will be of considerable interest to examination boards who wish to validate their own writing tests in a systematic and coherent manner, as well as to academic researchers and students in the field of language assessment more generally. Book jacket.
Author : Janna D. Fox,Mari Wesche ,Doreen Bayliss
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780776616315
Language Testing Reconsidered provides a critical update on major issues that have engaged the field of language testing since its inception. Anyone who is working in, studying or teaching language testing should have a copy of this book. The information, discussions, and reflections offered within the volume address major developments within the field over the past decades, enlivened by current "takes" on these issues. The real value of this collection, however, lies in its consideration of the past as a means of defining the future agenda of language testing.
Author : Complete Test Preparation Inc
Publisher : Complete Test Preparation Incorporated
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-18
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 1772453226
CELPIP practice questions, prepared by a dedicated team of exam experts, with full downloadable audio, detailed answer key, exam tips and multiple choice strategies!Here is what the CELPIP Practice Package can do for you: * Practice Tests are the best way to prepare for an exam and this is the book that you need to fully prepare for the CELPIP. * Here are 2 sets of CELPIP questions, prepared by a dedicated team of experts that will prepare you for the exam like nothing else will. * Practice Tests familiarize you with the exam format and types of questions, giving you more confidence when you take the exam. * Practice tests are a critical self-assessment tool that reveals your strengths and weaknesses. * Practice tests allow you to practice your exam time management - a critical exam-writing skill that can easily improve your grade substantially. * Practice tests reduce Test Anxiety, one of the main reasons for low marks on an exam. Hundreds of questions with detailed solutions and explanations to improve your understand of the basic concepts behind the questions.If you are taking the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index test - the Practice the CELPIP is an essential part of studying and passing!Each set of CELPIP Questions: Reading - Reading comprehension questions with full answer key and detailed step-by-step answer key with test tips and multiple choice strategies!Listening - Includes FULL AUDIO for listening comprehension practice - use easy scan QR codes for or links for downloadable audio!Writing - Detailed instructions with walk-through examples and step-by-step help! Speaking - Detailed examples for all 8 speaking questions.CELPIP is a registered trademark of the University of British Columbia who are not involved in the production of, and do not endorse this publication.Practice tests are a critical self-assessment tool that reveals your strengths and weaknesses familiarize you with the exam format and types of questions, build your self confidence, and practice your exam time management. All of these can make a huge difference in your score! Practice Tests also reduce Test Anxiety, one of the main reasons for low marks on an exam.Why not do everything you can to get the best score on the CELPIP?
Author : Todd Ruecker,Deborah Crusan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351603027
Reflecting the internationalization of the field of second language writing, this book focuses on political aspects and pedagogical issues of writing instruction and testing in a global context. High-stakes assessment impacts the lives of second language (L2) writers and their teachers around the world, be it the College English Test in China, Common Core-aligned assessments in the U.S., English proficiency tests in Poland, or the material conditions (such as access to technology, training, and other resources) affecting a classroom. With contributions from authors working in ten different countries in a variety of institutional contexts, the chapters examine the uses and abuses of various writing-related assessments, and the policies that determine their form and use. Representing a diverse range of contexts, methods, and disciplines, the authors jointly call for more equitable testing systems that consider the socioeconomic, psychometric, affective, institutional, and needs of all students who strive to gain access to education and employment opportunities related to English language proficiency.
Author : Arthur Hughes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 46,6 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 : Liying Cheng,Yoshinori Watanabe,WITH Andy Curtis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004-02-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135643034
Washback refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents theoretical, methodological, and practical guidance for current and future washback studies. In the field of language testing, researchers' major interest has traditionally been focused on issues and solving problems inherent in tests in order to increase their reliability and validity. However, the washback effect goes well beyond the test itself to include factors, such as curriculum, teacher and learner behaviors inside and outside the classroom, their perceptions of the test, and how test scores are used. Only recently have researchers started to empirically investigate the phenomenon of washback. This volume of such research serves two essential purposes by: *providing an overview of the complexity of washback and the various contextual factors entangled within testing, teaching, and learning; and *presenting empirical studies from around the world that offer insights into the effects of washback in specific educational contexts and models of research on which future studies can be based. The extensive use of test scores for various educational and social purposes in society nowadays makes the washback effect a high-interest phenomenon in the day-to-day educational activities of teachers, researchers, program coordinators/directors, policymakers, and others in the field of education. Washback in Language Testing: Research Contexts and Methods is a valuable resource for those who are interested in the application of findings to actual teaching and learning situations or conduct washback research in their own contexts, including educational and psychological testing experts, as well as alternative assessment people in all fields, and for policy- and decision-makers in educational and testing organizations.
Author : Slobodanka Dimova,Xun Yan,April Ginther
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 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 : Joseph Boyle,Peter Falvey
Publisher : Chinese University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9622016014
Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Committee on National Statistics,Panel to Review Alternative Data Sources for the Limited-English Proficiency Allocation Formula Under Title III, Part A, Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309186582
As the United States continues to be a nation of immigrants and their children, the nation's school systems face increased enrollments of students whose primary language is not English. With the 2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the allocation of federal funds for programs to assist these students to be proficient in English became formula-based: 80 percent on the basis of the population of children with limited English proficiency1 and 20 percent on the basis of the population of recently immigrated children and youth. Title III of NCLB directs the U.S. Department of Education to allocate funds on the basis of the more accurate of two allowable data sources: the number of students reported to the federal government by each state education agency or data from the American Community Survey (ACS). The department determined that the ACS estimates are more accurate, and since 2005, those data have been basis for the federal distribution of Title III funds. Subsequently, analyses of the two data sources have raised concerns about that decision, especially because the two allowable data sources would allocate quite different amounts to the states. In addition, while shortcomings were noted in the data provided by the states, the ACS estimates were shown to fluctuate between years, causing concern among the states about the unpredictability and unevenness of program funding. In this context, the U.S. Department of Education commissioned the National Research Council to address the accuracy of the estimates from the two data sources and the factors that influence the estimates. The resulting book also considers means of increasing the accuracy of the data sources or alternative data sources that could be used for allocation purposes.
Author : Glenn Fulcher,Luke Harding
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000464696
This second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing provides an updated and comprehensive account of the area of language testing and assessment. The volume brings together 35 authoritative articles, divided into ten sections, written by 51 leading specialists from around the world. There are five entirely new chapters covering the four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as a new entry on corpus linguistics and language testing. The remaining 30 chapters have been revised, often extensively, or entirely rewritten with new authorship teams at the helm, reflecting new generations of expertise in the field. With a dedicated section on technology in language testing, reflecting current trends in the field, the Handbook also includes an extended epilogue written by Harding and Fulcher, contemplating what has changed between the first and second editions and charting a trajectory for the field of language testing and assessment. Providing a basis for discussion, project work, and the design of both language tests themselves and related validation research, this Handbook represents an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners working in language testing and assessment and the wider field of language education.
Author : Marian Barry,Barbara Campbell,Sue Daish
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521140591
The tests will help familiarise students with the format and requirements of the Reading and Writing/Listening and Speaking papers. Book 1 contains one test for Paper 1 (Core level) and three tests for Paper 2 (Extended level) in Reading and Writing of the Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language. All the authors are experienced examiners with in-depth knowledge of the examination.