Validation in Language Assessment: Selected Papers from the 17th Language Testing Research Colloquium, Long Beach - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0805827528 ISBN 13: 9780805827521

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1998

Riassunto

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.

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Contents: L. Bachman, Foreword. A.J. Kunnan, Preface. Approaches to Validation in Language Assessment. Part I: Test Development and Test Taking Process. D.M. Kenyon, An Investigation of the Validity of the Demands of Task on Performance-Based Tests of Oral Proficiency. J. Read, Validating the Word Associates Format as a Measure of Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge. R. Fortus, R. Coriat, S. Ford, Prediction of Item Difficulty in the English Section of the Israeli Psychometric Entrance Test. G. Wigglesworth, The Effect of Planning Time on Second Language Test Discourse. Part II: Test Taker Characteristics and Feedback. J.E. Purpura, The Development and Construct Validation of an Instrument Designed to Investigate Selected Cognitive Background Characteristics of Test Takers. C. Clapham, The Effect of Language Proficiency and Background Knowledge on EAP Students' Reading Comprehension. A. Ginther, J. Stevens, Language Background, Ethnicity, and the Internal Construct Validity of the Advanced Placement Spanish Language Examination. A. Brown, N. Iwashita, The Role of Language Background in the Validation of a Computer-Adaptive Test. K. Hill, The Effect of Test Taker Characteristics on Reactions to and Performance on an Oral English Proficiency Test. B. Norton, P. Stein, Why the "Monkeys Passage" Bombed: Tests, Genres, and Teaching. Part III: Perspectives on Validation Research. L. Hamp-Lyons, B.K. Lynch, Perspectives on Validity: An Historical Analysis of Conference Presentations.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0805827528
• ISBN 13: 9780805827521
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Redattore: Kunnan Antony John
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile