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Language assessment in practice : developing language assessments and justifying their use in the real world / Lyle Bachman and Adrian Palmer.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Oxford applied linguisticsPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010Description: x, 510 s. ill. 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780194422932
  • 0194422933
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 418.0071 22
LOC classification:
  • P53
Other classification:
  • Eabf
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Become competent in the design, development, and use of language assessments. This is a theoretically-grounded and easily applied approach to language assessment and development.

S. 486-493: Bibliografi. Index

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. vii)
  • 1 Objectives and expectations, or why we need another book about language testing (p. 1)
  • Part I Conceptual foundations (p. 17)
  • 2 Issues and considerations (p. 19)
  • 3 Describing language use and language ability (p. 33)
  • 4 Describing characteristics of language use and language assessment tasks (p. 59)
  • 5 Justifying the use of language assessments (p. 85)
  • Part II Constructing an Assessment Use Argument (p. 137)
  • 6 Overview of assessment development and use (p. 139)
  • 7 Initial planning (p. 146)
  • 8 Constructing an Assessment Use Argument for developing and justifying a language assessment (p. 156)
  • 9 The intended consequences of using language assessments (p. 177)
  • 10 The decisions to be made on the basis of language assessments (p. 193)
  • 11 Interpretations (p. 209)
  • 12 Assessment records (p. 242)
  • Part III Developing and using language assessments in the real world (p. 247)
  • 13 Real world conditions and constraints on language assessment (p. 249)
  • 14 Developing a Design Statement (p. 269)
  • 15 Developing assessment tasks (p. 306)
  • 16 Recording and interpreting assessment performance (p. 321)
  • 17 Blueprints (p. 368)
  • 18 Preparing effective instructions (p. 383)
  • 19 Collecting feedback and backing (p. 394)
  • 20 Identifying, allocating, and managing resources (p. 411)
  • 21 Using language assessments responsibly (p. 428)
  • Projects
  • Project 1 Kindergarten ELL speaking and writing assessment in support of instruction and learning (p. 440)
  • Project 2 University ESL reading test for making placement/exemption decisions (p. 449)
  • Project 3 University Elementary Modern Chinese speaking assessment (p. 477)
  • Bibliography (p. 486)
  • Index (p. 495)