Testcraft: A Teacher`s Guide to Writing and Using Language Test Specifications b

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A how-to guide to creating language tests that reliably measure exactly what they are intended to measure. The book is designed for teachers, language administrators and professors of language teaching courses, and contains the tools they need to develop appropriate tests.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

The creation of language tests is-and should be-a craft that is accessible and doable not only by a few language test experts, but also by many others who are involved in second/foreign language education, say the authors of this clear and timely book. Fred Davidson and Brian Lynch offer language educators a how-to guide for creating tests that reliably measure exactly what they are intended to measure. Classroom teachers, language administrators, and professors of language testing courses will find in this book an easy and flexible approach to language testing as well as the tools they need to develop tests appropriate to their individual needs.Davidson and Lynch explain criterion-related language test development, a process that focuses on the early stages of test development when the criterion to be tested is defined, specifications are established, and items and tasks are written. This process helps clarify the description of what is being measured by a test and enables teachers to give input on test design in any instructional setting. Informed by extensive research in criterion-referenced measurement, this book invites all language educators to participate in the craft of test development and shows them how to go about it.

Author Biography

Fred Davidson is associate professor of English as an International Language at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Brian K. Lynch is associate professor in applied linguistics at Portland State University.

Review

"The authors have succeeded in demystifying the process of test writing, and they persuasively present the case for active involvement in testing by teachers and other stakeholders in the process." Sara Weigle, Georgia State University "This book should be required reading for university faculty staff in all disciplines who have no formal training in test development." Neil Anderson, Brigham Young University

Details ISBN0300090064 Author Brian K. Lynch Short Title TESTCRAFT Publisher Yale University Press Language English ISBN-10 0300090064 ISBN-13 9780300090062 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2001 Pages 160 Imprint Yale University Press Place of Publication New Haven Country of Publication United States Affiliation University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois at U Illustrations 15 chart-graphs Subtitle A Teacher`s Guide to Writing and Using Language Test Specifications DOI 10.1604/9780300090062 AU Release Date 2001-09-10 NZ Release Date 2001-09-10 US Release Date 2001-09-10 UK Release Date 2001-09-10 Publication Date 2001-09-10 DEWEY 418.0076 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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