[PDF] Criterion Referenced Language Testing eBook

Author : James Dean Brown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 30,42 MB
Release : 2002-05-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521000831

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Criterion-referenced Language Testing looks at the practical applications of this new area of language testing.

Author : Sharon A. Shrock
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 40,61 MB
Release : 2008-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 047041040X

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Criterion-Referenced Test Development is designed specifically for training professionals who need to better understand how to develop criterion-referenced tests (CRTs). This important resource offers step-by-step guidance for how to make and defend Level 2 testing decisions, how to write test questions and performance scales that match jobs, and how to show that those certified as ?masters? are truly masters. A comprehensive guide to the development and use of CRTs, the book provides information about a variety of topics, including different methods of test interpretations, test construction, item formats, test scoring, reliability and validation methods, test administration, a score reporting, as well as the legal and liability issues surrounding testing. New revisions include: Illustrative real-world examples. Issues of test security. Advice on the use of test creation software. Expanded sections on performance testing. Single administration techniques for calculating reliability. Updated legal and compliance guidelines. Order the third edition of this classic and comprehensive reference guide to the theory and practice of organizational tests today.

Author : Dina Tsagari
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 37,98 MB
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1501500864

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Second language assessment is ubiquitous. It has found its way from education into questions about access to professions and migration. This volume focuses on the main debates and research advances in second language assessment in the last fifty years or so, showing the influence of linguistics, politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and psychometrics. There are four parts which, when taken together, address the principles and practices of second language assessment while considering its impact on society. Read separately, each part addresses a different aspect of the field. Part I deals with the conceptual foundations of second language assessment with chapters on the purposes of assessment, and standards and frameworks, as well as matters of scoring, quality assurance, and test validation. Part II addresses the theory and practice of assessing different second language skills including aspects like intercultural competence and fluency. Part III examines the challenges and opportunities of second language assessment in a range of contexts. In addition to chapters on second language assessment on a national scale, there are chapters on learning-oriented assessment, as well as the uses of second language assessment in the workplace and for migration. Part IV examines a selection of important issues in the field that deserve attention. These include the alignment of language examinations to external frameworks, the increasing use of technology to both deliver and score second language tests, the responsibilities associated with assessing test takers with special needs, the concept of 'voice' in second language assessment, and assessment literacy for teachers and other test and score users.

Author : Lyle F. Bachman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 34,76 MB
Release : 1990-06-14
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780194370035

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Offers a discussion of the basic concerns which underlie the development and use of language tests. Presenting a synthesis of research on testing, this book is useful for students on teacher education courses. It is also helpful for those professionally involved in designing and administering tests, acting as a complement to 'how to' books.

Author : Dan Douglas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 14,86 MB
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1444166883

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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 : Lyle F. Bachman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 27,88 MB
Release : 2004-11-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521802776

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This book provides language teachers with guidelines to develop suitable listening tests.

Author : Desmond Allison
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,78 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789971692261

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This book brings together two related fields - language testing and language programme evaluation - in a way that no single introductory text has done, and seeks to encourage closer relations between the two in both academic curricula and professional practice. It introduces readers not just to basic concepts, but to some of the major social, educational and research concerns and activities that characterise language testing and evaluation. The book can serve either as a basic text for a taught course, or for self-study. All chapters include suggestions for further reading, and discussions frequently point towards possible explorations in classroom research and practice. A glossary of key concepts and a select annotated bibliography are provided. The book addresses the language teaching profession generally as well as students of applied linguistics and English language teaching.