Language Test Construction and Evaluation
J. Charles Alderson
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Description for Language Test Construction and Evaluation
Paperback. This book describes the process of language test construction and reviews current practice. Series: Cambridge Language Teaching Library. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; EBA. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Language Test Construction and Evaluation describes the process of language test construction clearly and comprehensively. Each chapter deals with one stage of the test construction process; from drafting initial test specifications, to reporting test scores, test validation and washback. In addition, current practice in the examining of English as a Foreign Language by different examining boards is reviewed in order to compare testing principles with present test practice. The focus is on the practical: it does not assume a statistical background but explains and demystifies the procedures and concepts that are relevant to the construction and evaluation of language tests. ... Read more
Language Test Construction and Evaluation describes the process of language test construction clearly and comprehensively. Each chapter deals with one stage of the test construction process; from drafting initial test specifications, to reporting test scores, test validation and washback. In addition, current practice in the examining of English as a Foreign Language by different examining boards is reviewed in order to compare testing principles with present test practice. The focus is on the practical: it does not assume a statistical background but explains and demystifies the procedures and concepts that are relevant to the construction and evaluation of language tests. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Series
Cambridge Language Teaching Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521478298
SKU
V9780521478298
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Ref
99-9
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