Introducing Second Language Assessment

Preface; Part I. Engaging with Language Assessments: 1. Language assessments and tests: what do we need to know, and why should we care?; 2. Making sense of the many approaches to language assessment; Part II. Gaining Knowledge of Language Assessment Principles: 3. Context, purpose, and impact: the situation matters; 4. What and who are we measuring? Validity and alignment; 5. Language assessment consistency: uniformity and reliability; Part III. Right or Wrong: 6. Assessing comprehension and knowledge with dichotomously scored item types; 7. Analyzing dichotomously scored items for selecting the most proficient test takers; 8. Judging the effectiveness of items scored as right or wrong; 9. Identifying the masters: evaluating criterion-referenced assessments; Part IV. Judging Test Taker Performances: 10. Being creative: types and delivery of performance assessments; 11. Scoring performance assessments: rating, rating scales, and raters; 12. Judging the effectiveness of performance assessments: validity, reliability, and dependability; Part V. Reflecting and Self Assessment: 13. Evaluating our language assessment literacy; Glossary; References; Index

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