TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bailey,Kathleen M.
AU  - Curtis,Andy
ED  - Monterey Institute of International Studies
ED  - Anaheim University
TI  - Learning About Language Assessment: Dilemmas, Decisions, and Directions 
SN  - 9781305120860 (pbk)
AV  - P53.4 .B35 2015
U1  - 418.0076 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Boston
PB  - National Geographic Learning
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Ability testing
N1  - 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
N2  - “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)
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