LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT (PRINCIPLES AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES) Third edition

Аннотация

Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices is designed to offer a comprehensive survey of essential principles and tools for second language assessment. The assessment of language ability is an area of intense fascination. No longer a field exclusively relegated to “experts,” language assessment has caught the interest of classroom teachers, students, parents, and political action groups. How can I (a teacher) design an effective classroom test? What can I (a student) do to prepare for a test and to treat assessments as learning experiences? Are the standardized tests of language (that my child has to take) accurate measures of ability? And do I (as an advocate for fair testing practices) believe that the many tests that students must take are culture-fair and free from the kind of bias that might favor students in certain socioeconomic classes?