Language test construction and evaluation /
Alderson, J. Charles
Language test construction and evaluation / J. Charles Alderson - England : Cambridge University Press, c1995 - 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Origins and overview -- 2. Test specifications: the syllabus on which the test is based -- 3. Item writing, test assembly and test analysis -- 4. Trilling the draft test and test analysis -- 5. The training of examiners and test administrators -- 6. Monitoring examiner reliability -- 7. Reporting scores and setting pass marks -- 8. Post-test reports -- 9. Test validation -- 10. Developing and improving tests -- 11. Standards in language testing: THE STATE OF THE ART.
Language Test Construction and Evaluation describes the process of language test construction clearly and comprehensively. Each chapter deals with one stage of the test construction process; from drafting initial test specifications, to reporting test scores, test validation and washback. In addition, current practice in the examining of English as a Foreign Language by different examining boards is reviewed in order to compare testing principles with present test practice.
9780521478298
LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES--ABILITY TESTING
P 53.4 .A43 1995
Language test construction and evaluation / J. Charles Alderson - England : Cambridge University Press, c1995 - 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Origins and overview -- 2. Test specifications: the syllabus on which the test is based -- 3. Item writing, test assembly and test analysis -- 4. Trilling the draft test and test analysis -- 5. The training of examiners and test administrators -- 6. Monitoring examiner reliability -- 7. Reporting scores and setting pass marks -- 8. Post-test reports -- 9. Test validation -- 10. Developing and improving tests -- 11. Standards in language testing: THE STATE OF THE ART.
Language Test Construction and Evaluation describes the process of language test construction clearly and comprehensively. Each chapter deals with one stage of the test construction process; from drafting initial test specifications, to reporting test scores, test validation and washback. In addition, current practice in the examining of English as a Foreign Language by different examining boards is reviewed in order to compare testing principles with present test practice.
9780521478298
LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES--ABILITY TESTING
P 53.4 .A43 1995