Language Testing and Validation

2004-11-22
Language Testing and Validation

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  • Author: C. Weir
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 023051457X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 301

Tests for the measurement of language abilities must be constructed according to a coherent validity framework based on the latest developments in theory and practice. This innovative book, by a world authority on language testing, deals with all key aspects of language test design and implementation. It provides a road map to effective testing based on the latest approaches to test validation. A book for all MA students in Applied Linguistics or TESOL, and for professional language teachers

Validation in Language Assessment

2013-04-03
Validation in Language Assessment

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  • Author: Antony John Kunnan
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 113649779X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 294

Validation in Language Assessment contributes to the variety of validation approaches and analytical and interpretive techniques only recently adopted by language assessment researchers. Featuring selected papers from the 17th Language Testing Research Colloquium, the volume presents diverse approaches with an international perspective on validation in language assessment.

Validity Argument in Language Testing

2021-01-21
Validity Argument in Language Testing

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  • Author: Carol A. Chapelle
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 110860238X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 371

Language tests play pivotal roles in education, research on learning, and gate-keeping decisions. The central concern for language testing professionals is how to investigate whether or not tests are appropriate for their intended purposes. This book introduces an argument-based validity framework to help with the design of research that investigates the validity of language test interpretation and use. The book presents the principal concepts and technical terms, then shows how they can be implemented successfully in practice through a variety of validation studies. It also demonstrates how argument-based validity intersects with technology in language testing research and highlights the use of validity argument for identifying research questions and interpreting the results of validation research. Use of the framework helps researchers in language testing to communicate clearly and consistently about technical issues with each other and with researchers of other types of tests.

Fairness and Validation in Language Assessment

2000-10-12
Fairness and Validation in Language Assessment

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  • Author: Antony John Kunnan
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9780521658744
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 318

Fairness of language tests and testing practices has been a concern among test developers and test users. The 19th annual Language Testing Research Colloquium held in 1997 in Florida, brought this concern into focus. The papers in this volume offer an introduction to fairness and validation in the field of language assessment.

Re-examining Language Testing

2015-06-12
Re-examining Language Testing

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  • Author: Glenn Fulcher
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317443179
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 278

Winner of the SAGE/ILTA Book Award 2016 Re-examining Language Testing explores ideas that form the foundations of language testing and assessment. The discussion is framed within the philosophical and social beliefs that have forged the practices endemic in language education and policy today. From historical and cultural perspectives, Glenn Fulcher considers the evolution of language assessment, and contrasting claims made about the nature of language and human communication, how we acquire knowledge of language abilities, and the ethics of test use. The book investigates why societies use tests, and the values that have driven changes in practice over time. The discussion is presented within an argument that an Enlightenment inspired view of human nature and advancement is most suited to a progressive, tolerant, and principled theory of language testing and validation. Covering key topics such as measurement, validity, accountability and values, Re-examining Language Testing provides a unique and innovative analysis of the ideas and social forces that shape the practice of language testing. It is an essential read for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Applied Linguistics and Education. Professionals working in language testing and language teachers will also find this book invaluable.

Language Testing Reconsidered

2007-06-01
Language Testing Reconsidered

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  • Author: Janna D. Fox
  • Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
  • ISBN: 0776616315
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 191

Language Testing Reconsidered provides a critical update on major issues that have engaged the field of language testing since its inception. Anyone who is working in, studying or teaching language testing should have a copy of this book. The information, discussions, and reflections offered within the volume address major developments within the field over the past decades, enlivened by current "takes" on these issues. The real value of this collection, however, lies in its consideration of the past as a means of defining the future agenda of language testing.

Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment

2008
Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment

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  • Author: John Michael Norris
  • Publisher: Language Testing and Evaluation
  • ISBN: 9783631549469
  • Category : Language and languages
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This book explores the notion of «validity evaluation» as a means for helping educators to ensure the utility and worth of their assessment practices. With a particular focus on foreign language testing, the author challenges assessment traditions and argues for a fundamental reconceptualization of assessments and their validation in language teaching and other educational settings. Following a critical review of test validity standards and methods within educational measurement, the author then proposes a comprehensive alternative approach to validation based upon program evaluation methodology. A report of a multi-year case study completes the volume, providing in-depth analyses of how validity evaluation methods were applied by foreign language educators in meeting the assessment needs of a German program at a US university.

Validation in Language Testing

1996
Validation in Language Testing

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  • Author: Alister H. Cumming
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 9781853592966
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 268

"The validation of language tests is widely discussed and expected, but only in recent years have researchers adopted a variety of innovative techniques for developing, assessing and validating specific tests of second or foreign language proficiency and their impact on education and society. Indeed, as the present volume clearly demonstrates, many different techniques for empirical analysis and types of evidence may be used to assess and interpret the validity of diverse aspects of language tests as well as the consequences they may have for language students, educators and society."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Test Development and Validation

2021-12-31
Test Development and Validation

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  • Author: Gary Skaggs
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications
  • ISBN: 1544377177
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 409

Test Development and Validation by Gary Skaggs frameworks for test development and validation, and guidance for developing tests in straightforward language in one core text. Covering the changes in testing, technical development of tests and determining validity of tests, this book offers clear explanations within a real-world context.

The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

2013-10-15
The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

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  • Author: Glenn Fulcher
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1136590862
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 551

Winner of the SAGE/ILTA Book Award 2016 The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing will provide a comprehensive account of the area of language assessment and testing. Written by leading specialists from around the world, this volume brings together approximately 35 authoritative articles (around 8000 words each). The proposed outline for the Handbook (below) is divided into ten sections. The section titles reflect the contents of their Language Testing and Assessment –textbook in our RAL series and sketch a useful overview of the discipline. Each chapter has been carefully selected to relate to key issues raised in the respective topic, providing additional historical background, critical discussion, reviews of key research methods, and an assessment of what the future might hold.