TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bachman,Lyle F.
AU  - Palmer,Adrian S.
TI  - Language assessment in practice: developing language assessments and justifying their use in the real world 
T2  - Oxford applied linguistics
SN  - 9780194422932 
AV  - P53.4 
U1  - 418.0071 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Ability testing
KW  - Study and teaching
N1  - 1.Objectives and expectations, or why we need another book about language testing -- pt.  I Conceptual foundations -- 2.Issues and considerations -- 3.Describing language use and language ability -- 4.Describing characteristics of language use and language assessment tasks -- 5.Justifying the use of language assessments -- pt.  II Constructing an Assessment Use Argument -- 6.Overview of assessment development and use -- 7.Initial planning -- 8.Constructing an Assessment Use Argument for developing and justifying a language assessment -- 9.The intended consequences of using language assessments -- 10.The decisions to be made on the basis of language assessments -- 11.Interpretations -- 12.Assessment records -- pt.  III Developing and using language assessments in the real world -- 13.Real world conditions and constraints on language assessment -- 14.Developing a Design Statement -- 15.Developing assessment tasks -- 16.Recording and interpreting assessment performance -- 17.Blueprints -- 18.Preparing effective instructions -- 19.Collecting feedback and backing -- 20.Identifying, allocating, and managing resources -- 21.Using language assessments responsibly -- Projects -- Project 1 Kindergarten ELL speaking and writing assessment in support of instruction and learning -- Project 2 University ESL reading test for making placement/exemption decisions -- Project 3 University Elementary Modern Chinese speaking assessment
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