Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment

Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment
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Publisher : Language Testing and Evaluation
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 3631549466
ISBN-13 : 9783631549469
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Book Synopsis Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment by : John Michael Norris

Download or read book Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment written by John Michael Norris and published by Language Testing and Evaluation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the notion of «validity evaluation» as a means for helping educators to ensure the utility and worth of their assessment practices. With a particular focus on foreign language testing, the author challenges assessment traditions and argues for a fundamental reconceptualization of assessments and their validation in language teaching and other educational settings. Following a critical review of test validity standards and methods within educational measurement, the author then proposes a comprehensive alternative approach to validation based upon program evaluation methodology. A report of a multi-year case study completes the volume, providing in-depth analyses of how validity evaluation methods were applied by foreign language educators in meeting the assessment needs of a German program at a US university.


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