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Author : Bethan Marshall
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441194266
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Testing English written by Bethan Marshall and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: >
Author : Rebecca Kopriva
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113559600X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Improving Testing For English Language Learners written by Rebecca Kopriva and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any book to date, this one provides a comprehensive approach to designing, building, implementing and interpreting test results that validly measure the academic achievement of English language learners. It scaffolds the entire process of test development and implementation and discusses essential intervention points. The book provides the type of evidence-based guidance called for in federal mandates such as the NCLB legislation. Key features of this important new book include the following... Comprehensive – This book recommends methods for properly including ELLs throughout the entire test development process, addressing all essential steps from planning, item writing and reviews to analyses and reporting. Breadth and Depth of Coverage– Coverage includes discussion of the key issues, explanations and detailed instructions at each intervention point. Research Focus – All chapters include an extensive review of current research. Emerging Trends – The chapters summarize guidance appropriate for innovative computer-based assessments of the future as well as the paper-and-pencil tests of today. This book is appropriate for anyone concerned with the development and implementation of fair and accurate testing programs for English language learners. This includes university based researchers, testing personel at the federal, state and local levels, teachers interested in better assessing their diverse student populations and those involved in the testing industry. It is also appropriate for instructors teaching undergraduate and graduate courses devoted to testing the full range of students in todays schools.
Author : Clifford Hill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317893395
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book From Testing to Assessment written by Clifford Hill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Testing to Assessment: English as an International Language provides a critical review of conventional and alternative approaches to the assessment of English literacy skills in various parts of the world. It presents empirical studies conducted in three major settings: in countries such as Japan and Brazil where English functions as the language of international commernce; in multilingual countries such as Nigeria and Zimbabwe where English is the national language of education and government; and in such countries as Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States where English is the dominant language. The book opens with a discussion of language assessment in relation to debates about the nature of literacy; it concludes with a discussion of policy implications, which is grounded in literacy theory as well as in practical constraints such as available human and material resources.
Author : Lily I-Wen Su
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351254006
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)
Download or read book English Language Proficiency Testing in Asia written by Lily I-Wen Su and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the demand for English language education grows in Asia, there has been a parallel growth in the development and implementation of standardized tests at the local level. Offering much-needed context on locally produced tests in Asia, contributors examine emerging models for English language assessment and the impact these large-scale tests have on the teaching and learning of English. Chapters address the following well-known and developing high-stakes tests in different regions across Asia: the GEPT, the TEPS, the VSTEP, the CET, the EIKEN and TEAP, and the ELPA. Brought together by world-renowned testing assessment scholar Cyril Weir and the Language Training and Testing Center (LTTC), one of Asia’s leading testing institutions based in Taiwan, this volume is a useful reference for evaluating, developing, and validating local tests of English and their societal impact. Comprehensive and research-based, chapters cover historic backgrounds, sociocultural contexts, test quality, international standing, and future considerations. Ideal for graduate students, researchers, and scholars in language assessment, TESOL/TEFL, and applied linguistics, this book will also be of interest to language teaching professionals, language test developers, and graduate students in Asian studies and international education, intercultural communication, and intercultural studies.
Author : Cyril J. Weir
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781781794920
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (949 download)
Download or read book Assessing English on the Global Stage written by Cyril J. Weir and published by Equinox Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of the British Council's seventy-five year involvement in the field of English language testing. The first section of the book explores the role of the British Council in spreading British influence around the world through the export of British English language examinations and British expertise in language testing. Founded in 1934, the organisation formally entered the world of English language testing with the signing of an agreement with the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES) in 1941. This agreement, which was to last until 1993, saw the British Council provide substantial English as a Foreign Language (EFL) expertise and technical and financial assistance to help UCLES develop their suite of English language tests. Perhaps the high points of this phase were the British Council inspired Cambridge Diploma of English Studies introduced in the 1940s and the central role played by the British Council in the conceptualisation and development of the highly innovative English Language Testing Service (ELTS) in the 1970s, the precursor to the present day International English Language Testing System (IELTS). British Council support for the development of indigenous national English language tests around the world over the last thirty years further enhanced the promotion of English and the creation of soft power for Britain. In the early 1990s the focus of the British Council changed from test development to delivery of British examinations through its global network. However, by the early years of the 21st century, the organisation was actively considering a return to test development, a strategy that was realised with the founding of the Assessment Research Group in early 2012. This was followed later that year by the introduction of the Aptis English language testing service; the first major test developed in-house for over thirty years. As well as setting the stage for the re-emergence of professional expertise in language testing within the organisation, these initiatives have resulted in a growing strategic influence for the organisation on assessment in English language education. This influence derives from a commitment to test localisation, the development and provision of flexible, accessible and affordable tests and an efficient delivery, marking and reporting system underpinned by an innovative socio-cognitive approach to language testing. This final period can be seen as a clear return by the British Council to using language testing as a tool for enhancing soft power for Britain: a return to the original raison d'etre of the organisation.
Author : David Payne Harris
Publisher : Gospel Light Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Testing English as a Second Language written by David Payne Harris and published by Gospel Light Publications. This book was released on 1969 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Dean Brown
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Testing in Language Programs written by James Dean Brown and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Testing in language programs is a core text for graduate and undergraduate teacher-training courses in language testing assessment. Ideal for both classroom use and personal reference, this book targets the need of those making both program-level (e.g. admissions, proficiency, and placement) as well as classroom-level testing decisions (e.g. assessing what students have learned through diagnostic and achievement testing)."--Back cover
Author : Dan Douglas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book English Language Testing in U.S. Colleges and Universities written by Dan Douglas and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays and research reports addresses issues in the testing of English as a Second Language (ESL) among foreign students in United States colleges and universities. They include the following: "Overview of ESL Testing" (Ralph Pat Barrett); "English Language Testing: The View from the Admissions Office" (G. James Haas); "English Language Testing: The View from the English Teaching Program" (Paul J. Angelis); "Standardized ESL Tests Used in U.S. Colleges and Universities" (Harold S. Madsen); "British Tests of English as a Foreign Language" (J. Charles Alderson); "ESL Composition Testing" (Jane Hughey); "The Testing and Evaluation of International Teaching Assistants" (Barbara S. Plakans, Roberta G. Abraham); and "Interpreting Test Scores" (Grant Henning). Appended materials include addresses for use in obtaining information about English language testing, and the questionnaire used in a survey of higher education institutions, reported in one of the articles. (MSE)
Author : Carol A. Chapelle
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135602859
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)
Download or read book Building a Validity Argument for the Test of English as a Foreign LanguageTM written by Carol A. Chapelle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Test of English as a Foreign Language TM (TOEFL®) is used by more universities worldwide than any other test to assess English language proficiency for academic admission and placement decisions, and to guide English language instruction. This landmark volume provides a detailed description and analysis of Educational Testing Service’s research and development efforts to develop a major revision of the TOEFL® test. The result is a book that serves as a case study of test design drawing upon theory in the complex domain of English language proficiency while attempting to meet standards of educational measurement. Building a Validity Argument for the Test of English as a Foreign LanguageTM is distinctive in its attempt to develop a coherent story of the rationale for a test or its revision, explain the research and development process, and provide the results of the validation process. Through its treatment of one test, it expands on and tests principles and approaches to educational measurement, providing an in-depth, integrated perspective on the overall process of test revision. Moreover, because the conceptual foundation and history are presented alongside the empirical studies and validity argument, these sometimes disparate areas are presented in a way that demonstrates their connections – an approach which represents a departure from, or extension of, conventional materials on test revision. This volume is particularly relevant for professionals and graduate students in educational measurement, applied linguistics, and second language acquisition as well as anyone interested in assessment issues.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309072972
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Testing English-Language Learners in U.S. Schools written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-01-12 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity was created under the auspices of the National Research Council (NRC), and specifically under the oversight of the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA). The committee's charge is to explore the challenges that face U.S. schools as they work to achieve the related goals of academic excellence and equity for all students. This report provides not only the summary of a workshop held by the forum on the testing of English-language learners (students learning English as an additional language) in U.S. schools, but also a report on the committee's conclusions derived from that workshop and from subsequent deliberations.
Author : National Council of Teachers of English. Task Force on Measurement and Evaluation in the Study of English
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Common Sense and Testing in English written by National Council of Teachers of English. Task Force on Measurement and Evaluation in the Study of English and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The members of the National Council of Teachers of English believe it is imperative that the public and the profession know what great harm is being done to students by unwarranted faith in standardized tests. The Task Force on Measurement and Evaluation in the Study of English was formed in 1974, and found widespread ignorance about tests among teachers, administrators, school board members, the media, and the public. This booklet is about tests in English language arts, but its analysis of the art of testing has insights for all subjects and subject-matter teachers, as the problems with standardized tests are not unique to one subject area. This information is offered for the benefit of the profession, students, and for the citizens who pay for schools and must judge what educators do.
Author : Barry O'Sullivan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521013305
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Issues in Testing Business English written by Barry O'Sullivan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-26 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the revision of the Cambridge ESOL Business English certificates, offering a unique insight into test revision.
Author : Harold Madsen
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 9780194341325
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (413 download)
Download or read book Techniques in Testing written by Harold Madsen and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 1983-12-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joachim von Meien
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638340767
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (383 download)
Download or read book Writing English language tests - The role of testing in the teaching and leaning process written by Joachim von Meien and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2005-01-19 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 2 (B), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, language: English, abstract: Writing English language tests is a topic very many students and of course also their teachers have to deal with. Often testing does not have a very good reputation, especially when regarding the students. Most of them are probably happy when a test is over and enjoy the time without them. But testing has much more functions than a superficial look at it will provide. Chapter 3.1 of this paper deals with the numerous purposes and is also supposed to show the important role that testing plays in the teaching process. This paper will concentrate on the writing skill and the evaluation of it. The other three skills reading, listening and speaking are not the centre of research. But it is not possible to exclude them because they are all interrelated to the writing skill as this paper wants to show. What is it that makes especially the writing skill and also the testing of it so sophisticating and complex? Writing at an advanced level is usually compositional writing or essay writing. Chapter 2.3 concentrates on that kind of writing and points out its often difficult prerequisites, even for writers in the native language. What are the necessary features of tests in general? It is supposed to become clear that certain conditions such as validity, reliability and practicality are extremely important for written assessment and for every other assessment too. Many people, even if they never actively scored a test, are able to imagine the difficulties of a fair and objective judgement. Especially when dealing with compositional writing, that assumption is true. But nevertheless there are ways to improve the objectivity of evaluation even if a rest of subjectivity can not be avoided. Chapter 3.5 focuses on ways to judge tests adequately. Writing English language tests is a wide topic. It is not possible to cover all the separate areas that exist. Especially the description of compositional writing could have gone more into detail. But at some points a concentration on main areas was necessary in order not to exceed the frame of the paper.
Author : Clifford Hill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317893387
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book From Testing to Assessment written by Clifford Hill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Testing to Assessment: English as an International Language provides a critical review of conventional and alternative approaches to the assessment of English literacy skills in various parts of the world. It presents empirical studies conducted in three major settings: in countries such as Japan and Brazil where English functions as the language of international commernce; in multilingual countries such as Nigeria and Zimbabwe where English is the national language of education and government; and in such countries as Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States where English is the dominant language. The book opens with a discussion of language assessment in relation to debates about the nature of literacy; it concludes with a discussion of policy implications, which is grounded in literacy theory as well as in practical constraints such as available human and material resources.
Author : Maurice Hanssen
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007381565
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (73 download)
Download or read book E for Additives written by Maurice Hanssen and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning million copy seller, now available as an ebook.
Author : Michigan Language Assessment
Publisher : University of Michigan Press ELT
ISBN 13 : 9780472037612
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (376 download)
Download or read book The Official Met Practice Test Book, Classroom Edition written by Michigan Language Assessment and published by University of Michigan Press ELT. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Michigan English Test (MET) is a standardized international examination designed by Michigan Language Assessment and aimed at upper-beginner to advanced levels--A2 to C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The test assesses general English language proficiency in educational, social, and workplace contexts. The MET is intended for adults and adolescents at or above a secondary level of education who want to measure their general English language proficiency in a variety of linguistic contexts. The test results can be used for educational purposes, such as when finishing an English language course, or for employment purposes, like when applying for a job or pursuing a promotion that requires an English language qualification. The Official MET Practice Test Book is the first book to provide specific test-preparation materials for the MET. The Classroom Edition, designed for school use (the self-study version can be found at https: //www.press.umich.edu/11390380/official_met_practice_test_book_with_answers), includes: 4 complete practice tests (Listening, Reading and Grammar, Writing) 4 sets of Speaking test prompts tips for preparing for the different sections of the tests a progress tracking log for recording practice test scores selected practice test vocabulary lists actual test form instructions and a sample answer sheet The audio for the Listening section can be accessed online at https: //umichigan.pressbooks.pub/metpracticeclassroom/. For more information about the MET, go to www.michiganassessment.org
