Learning About Language Assessment : Dilemmas, Decisions, and Directions /
Kathleen M. Bailey and Andy Curtis.
- 2nd ed.
- Boston : National Geographic Learning, 2015.
- viii, 376 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- TeacherSource .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-357) and index.
Preface to the Second Edition CHAPTER 1: Assessment as Information Gathering: Dilemmas of Conflicting Purposes CHAPTER 2: A Framework for Analyzing Tests: Entering a New Culture CHAPTER 3: Another Dilemma: Contrasting Pairs of Concepts CHAPTER 4: The Role of Background Knowledge: Assessing the Receptive Skills CHAPTER 5: Making Meaning: A Cloze-Knit Family CHAPTER 6: Measuring Meaning: Communicative Language Testing CHAPTER 7: Eliciting Oral Language Production: Role Plays CHAPTER 8: Measuring Language Production: Scoring Writing Samples CHAPTER 9: Multiple-Choice Tests and Item Analysis CHAPTER 10: Different Paths to Testing: Alternative Assessment CHAPTER 11: Specific Purpose Language Testing: The Importance of Context CHAPTER 12: Content-Based Assessment: Integrating Language and Content CHAPTER 13: Self-Assessment in Language Learning Glossary References Index
“This new edition provides a comprehensive and practical analysis of language assessment theory. In addition to updated concepts and “Teacher’s Voices”, new chapters on assessing language for specific purposes and content-based assessment have been added. Each chapter now features a “Tools of the Trade” section, which covers important statistical procedures and examples. Each TeacherSource title blends three perspectives: Frameworks introduce the author’s view on the topic and help teachers understand the relevance to what they do; Teacher’s Voices feature teachers’ narratives of classroom practice as a vehicle for professional learning; Investigations offer bridges between the contents of the book and the teacher’s world.” (Book Cover)