Language Testing and Validation : An Evidence-Based Approach

Weir, Cyril J., Weir, Cyril

ISBN 10: 1403911894 / ISBN 13: 9781403911896

Editore: Palgrave Macmillan Limited, 2004

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• Titolo: Language Testing and Validation : An Evidence-Based Approach
• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1403911894
• ISBN 13: 9781403911896
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: Very Good
• Peso: 0,891 libbre

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Riassunto

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

Informazioni sull?autore

CYRIL WEIR is Powdrill Professor of English Language Acquisition and Director of the Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment at the University of Luton, UK. He has taught and provided consultancy in language testing, evaluation and curriculum renewal in over fifty countries worldwide. He has published widely in the fields of testing and evaluation. His books include Communicative Language Testing and Understanding and Developing Language Tests. Also as Co-Author, Reading in a Second Language and Evaluation in ELT. He is on the editorial board of Language Assessment Quarterly.