TY - BOOK AU - Moeller,Aleidine Kramer AU - Creswell,John W. AU - Saville,Nick ED - University of Nebraska-Lincoln ED - Cambridge English Language Assessment TI - Second Language Assessment and Mixed Methods Research SN - 9781316505038 (pbk) AV - P118.2 .S43523 2016 U1 - 418.0028/7 23 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Second language acquisition KW - Methodology KW - Study and teaching KW - Research KW - Language and languages KW - Ability testing N1 - Vol. 43 in the Studies in Language Testing series; Includes bibliographical references and index; "Test developers have a responsibility to ensure that the assessments they develop meet the needs of test users and provide a fair assessment in educational and social contexts. Mixed methods research plays an important role in providing a set of different but complementary research tools which can be used to underpin the assessment validation process and add value to assessment research; The purpose of this volume is to create a deeper understanding of the role of mixed methods in language assessment, and to provide essential information needed to conduct and publish mixed methods research within the context of language assessment. Mixed methods language assessment studies on topics such as community-based participatory test development, investigating test impact, developing new test tasks and rating scales, illustrate first-hand the benefits and addded value of mixed methods to the language testing and assessment field.; Key features of the volume include; theoretical insights and practical guidance on the use of mixed methods research ; advise on the essential components for conducting and publishing mixed methods research ; case studies from language assessment to demonstrate how mixed methods research can be rigorously and systematically applied in a specific context. ; This is the first volume of its kind to comprehensively illustrate the application of the principles of mixed methods research in language assessment and to combine theoretical insights and practical illustrations of good practice. As such, it is a valuable reference work for academics, post graduate students and practitioners, and anyone seeking to understand the purpose, design and application of mixed methods research." (Book Cover) ; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Series Editors' Note; Notes on contributors ; Section 1 - LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND MIXED METHODS RESEARCH: FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SYMBIOSIS; 1. The confluence of language assessment and mixed methods; Aleidine J Moeller ; 2. Managing language assessment systems and mixed methods ; Nick Saville ; Section 2 - CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS RESEARCH: KEY ELEMENTS, STEPS AND CONSIDERATIONS; 3. What is mixed methods research?; John W Creswell and Yuchun Zhou ; 4. Mixed methods designs / ; Nick Ziegler and Le Kang ; 5. Drawing mixed methods procedural diagrams / ; Debra R Miller and Carolina Bustamante ; 6. Writing and publishing mixed methods studies in second language learning and assessment: Ten essential elements ; Sheri Hurlbut ; Section 3 - MIXED METHODS RESEARCH IN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: CASE STUDIES; 7. Enhancing test validation through rigorous mixed methods components ; Timothy C Guetterman and Angeliki Salamoura ; 8. A community-based participatory approach to test development: The International Legal English Certificate ; Ivana Vidakovic and Martin Robinson ; 9. Rating scale development: A multistage exploratory sequential design ; Evelina Galaczi and Nahal Khabbazbashi ; 10. The development of a new Reading task: A mixed methods approach; Mark Elliott and Gad S Lim ; 11. Investigating the impact of international assessment: A convergent parallel mixed methods approach; Hanan Khalifa and Coreen Docherty; Section 4 - FROM IDEAS TO ACTION; 12. Ideas to action: A framework for the design and implementation of a mixed methods study / ; Andrew Hustad and Sarah McElwee ; References; Author index UR - https://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/teacher-training-development-and-research/assessment/second-language-assessment-and-mixed-methods-research/second-language-assessment-and-mixed-methods-research-paperback?localeText=Canada&locale=en_CA&remember_me=on ER -