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Language test construction and evaluation / J. Charles Alderson

By: Alderson, J. Charles [author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: England : Cambridge University Press, c1995Description: 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 9780521478298Subject(s): LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES--ABILITY TESTING | LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES--ABILITY TESTING--EVALUATIONLOC classification: P 53.4 .A43 1995

Contents:

1. Origins and overview -- 2. Test specifications: the syllabus on which the test is based -- 3. Item writing, test assembly and test analysis -- 4. Trilling the draft test and test analysis -- 5. The training of examiners and test administrators -- 6. Monitoring examiner reliability -- 7. Reporting scores and setting pass marks -- 8. Post-test reports -- 9. Test validation -- 10. Developing and improving tests -- 11. Standards in language testing: THE STATE OF THE ART.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Graduate Studies	National University - Manila	Gen. Ed - CEAS	General Circulation	GC P 53.4 .A43 1995 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000011096

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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