TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alderson, J. Charles
TI  - Language test construction and evaluation
SN  - 9780521478298
AV  - P 53.4 .A43 1995 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - England
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES--ABILITY TESTING
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -