an advanced resource book Fulcher, Glenn creator author. Davidson, Fred author. text bibliography enk London New York Routledge 2007 monographic eng

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xx, 403 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. 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. Glenn Fulcher and Fred Davidson. Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-395) and index. ENH Language and languages Ability testing Language and languages Ability testing English language Taalvaardigheid Tests Sprachtest Leistungsmessung Fremdsprachenunterricht P53.4 .F875 2007 418.0076 17.42 17.04 9780415339476 (pbk.) 0415339472 (pbk.) 9780415339469 (hbk.) 0415339464 (hbk.) 2006022928 Ayesha Abed Library DLC 220606 38802 eng