Language Testing and Assessment

by Clapham, Caroline; Corson, David

• ISBN13: 9780792349341
• ISBN10: 0792349342
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Each of the 29 reviews in this book provides a state-of-the-art report of research into a different aspect of assessment of first and/or second language ability. There are sections on the testing of individual skills, methods of assessment, quantitative and qualitative approaches to test validation, and the ethics and effects of testing and assessment. The volume is specifically aimed at researchers who are looking for a brief synopsis of past and present research in a specific field, but will also be useful as a general introduction to research in language assessment for applied linguists and language teachers.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Introduction	ix
Introduction	xiii
Section 1: Testing Language Skills
Testing and Assessment in the First Language
The Testing of Reading in the Mother Tongue	1	(10)
Denis Vincent
The Assessment of Writing in the Mother Tongue	11	(10)
Alan C. Purves
The Testing of Mother Tongue Listening Skills	21	(8)
Robert N. Bostrom
The Testing of First Language Speaking Skills	29	(10)
Donald L. Rubin
George Schramm
Testing and Assessment in a Second Language
The Testing of Reading in a Second Language	39	(12)
C. J. Weir
The Testing of Writing in a Second Language	51	(14)
Alister Cumming
The Testing of Listening in a Second Language	65	(10)
Gary Buck
The Testing of Speaking in a Second Language	75	(12)
Glenn Fulcher
The Testing of Grammar in a Second Language	87	(12)
Pauline Rea-Dickins
Assessing Vocabulary in a Second Language	99	(12)
John Read
Section 2: Methods of Testing and Assessment
Language for Specific Purposes Testing	111	(10)
Dan Douglas
The Integrated Testing of a Second Language	121	(10)
Jo A. Lewkowicz
Performance Testing	131	(10)
Tim McNamara
Computer-Based Testing	141	(10)
Paul Gruba
Chris Corbel
The Assessment of Young Learners of English as a Foreign Language	151	(12)
Pauline Rea-Dickins
Shelagh Rixon
The Second Language Assessment of Minority Children	163	(12)
Penny McKay
Self-Assessment of Foreign and Second Language Proficiency	175	(14)
Mats Oscarson
Writers' Assessment and Evaluation of Their Texts	189	(10)
Annie Piolat
The Assessment of Language Learning Aptitude	199	(12)
Eduardo C. Cascallar
The Assessment of Speech and Language Disorders	211	(16)
Rosemary Baker
Helen J. Chenery
Section 3: The Quantitative and Qualitative Validation of Tests
Recent Advances in Quantitative Test Analysis	227	(16)
Lyle F. Bachman
Daniel R. Eignor
Rasch Measurement in Latent Trait Models	243	(12)
Alastair Pollitt
Generalizability Theory	255	(8)
Lyle F. Bachman
Criterion Referenced Testing	263	(12)
Brian K. Lynch
Fred Davidson
Qualitative Approaches to Test Validation	275	(16)
Jayanti Banerjee
Sari Luoma
Section 4: The Ethics and Effects of Testing and Assessment
Impact and Washback in Language Testing	291	(12)
Dianne Wall
Language Testing Standards	303	(10)
Fred Davidson
Carolyn E. Turner
Ari Huhta
Accountability in Language Assessment	313	(10)
Bonny Norton
Ethics in Language Testing	323	(12)
Liz Hamp-Lyons
Subject Index	335	(8)
Name Index	343	(10)
Tables of Contents other Volumes	353