The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Assessment /
edited by Christine Coombe, Peter Davidson, Barry O'Sullivan, and Stephen Stoynoff.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- x, 321 p. : ill ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This collection of 35 original articles provides language teachers with a theoretical background of key issues associated with language testing as well as practical advice on how to improve the effectiveness of the tests they develop and implement. Written by internationally prominent researchers and educators, the chapters are organized into five sections including: Key issues in the field Assessment purposes and approaches Assessment of second language skills Technology in assessment Administrative issues Chapters assume no particular background knowledge and are written in an accessible style." (Book Cover) Preface / Arthur Hughes A. Key Issues 1. A brief history of language testing / 2. Foreign/second language assessment literacy / 3. Principles of language assessment / 4. The assessment development process / 5. Test Specifications / 6. Linking assessment with instructional aims and learning / 7. An overview of language standards for language learners / 8. The common European framework of reference / 9. Test impact and washback / 10. Test-taking strategies / 11. What teachers need to know about test analysis / 12. Ethics in language testing and assessment / 13. Professional development in language assessment / Barry O'Sullivan Christine Coombe, Salah Troudi and Mashael Al-Hamly Hossein Farhady Barry O'Sullivan Fred Davidson and Glenn Fulcher Anne Katz Margo Gottlieb Elif Kantarcioglu and Spiros Papageorgiou Liying Cheng and Andy Curtis Andrew D. Cohen James Dean Brown Annie Brown Stephen Stoynoff and Christine Coombe B. Assessment Purposes and Approaches 14. Choosing the right type of assessment / 15. Communicative language testing / 16. Alternative assessment in language education / 17. Task-based language assessment / 18. Authentic assessment / 19. Placement testing / 20. Assessing young learners / 21. ESL assessment in the workplace / 22. Student involvement in assessment through self and peer assessment / 23. Assessment of second language pragmatics / James Dean Brown Keith Morrow Christine Coombe and Kerry Purmensky Ali Shehadeh Peter Davidson Tony Green Angela Hasselgreen Ingrid Greenberg Neil J. Anderson Zohreh R. Eslami and Azizullah Mirzaei C. Assessing Second Language Skills 24. Assessing reading / 25. Assessing writing Sara / 26. Assessing listening / 27. Assessing speaking / 28. Assessing grammar / Nancy Hubley Cushing Weigle John Flowerdew and Lindsay Miller Barry O'Sullivan Wayne Jones D. Technology in Assessment 30. Computerized language assessment / 31. Web-based language assessment / 32. Software to facilitate language assessment / Peter Davidson and Christine Coombe Sunyoung Shin Young-Ju Lee; E. Administrative Issues 33. Managing assessment in large EFL classes / 34. Marking assessments (rubrics, rating scales) / 35. Accommodation in language testing / Brock Brady Tony Green and Roger Hawkey Lynda Taylor Author/subject index
"This collection of original articles provides language teachers with a theoretical background of key issues associated with language testing as well as practical advice on how to improve the effectiveness of the tests they develop and implement. Written by internationally prominent researchers and educators, the chapters are organized into five sections: key issues in the field, assessment purposes and approaches, assessment of second language skills, technology in assessment, and administrative issues. Chapters assume no particular background knowledge and are written in an accessible style"--