Language Testing And Assessment: Advanced Resource Book, An

Description: 'Language Testing and Assessment': introduces students to the key methods and debates surrounding language testing and assessment; 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; presents and comments on key readings and articles; and, is supported by a companion website. Written by experienced teachers and researchers in the field, 'Language Testing and Assessment' is an essential resource for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics. Table of Contents: Contents Acknowledgements Series Editors' Preface Authors' Preface Section A: Introduction Unit A1 Introducing Validity Unit A2 Classroom Assessment Unit A3 Constructs and Models Unit A4 Test Specifications and Designs Unit A5 Writing Items and Tasks Unit A6 Prototypes, Prototyping and Field Tests Unit A7 Scoring Language Tests and Assessments Unit A8 Administration and Training Unit A9 Fairness, Ethics and Standards Unit A10 Arguments and Evidence in Test Validation and Use Section B: Expansion Unit B1 Construct Validity Unit B2 Pedagogic Assessment Unit B3 Investigating Communicative Competence Unit B4 Optimal Specification Design Unit B5 Washback Unit B6 Researching Prototype Tasks Unit B7 Scoring Performance Tests Unit B8 Interlocutor Training and Behavior Unit B9 Ethics and Professionalism Unit B10 Validity as Argument Section C: Exploration Unit C1 Validity -- An Exploration Unit C2 Assessment in School Systems Unit C3 What Do Items Really Test? Unit C4 Evolution in Action Unit C5 To See a Test in a Grain of Sand!. Unit C6 Analyzing Items and Tasks Unit C7 Designing an Alternative Matrix Unit C8 Administration and Alignment Unit C9 In a Time Far Far Away!. Unit C10 To Boldly Go Glossary References Index