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082	0	0	_a428.24076 _bALD
100	1		_aAlderson, J. Charles. ;
245	1	0	_aLanguage test construction and evaluation
260			_aCambridge [England] ; _aNew York, NY, USA : _bCambridge University Press, _c1995.
300			_a310 p. : _billustrations ;
500			_aIncluded Bibliography, Index.
505			_a1. Origins and overview -- 2. Test specifications -- 3. Item writing and moderation -- 4. Pretesting and analysis -- 5. The training of examiners and administrators -- 6. Monitoring examiner reliability -- 7. Reporting scores and setting pass marks -- 9. Post-test reports -- 10. Developing and improving tests -- 11. Standards in language testing : the state of the art.
520			_aLanguage Test Construction and Evaluation describes the process of language test construction clearly and comprehensively. Each chapter deals with one stage of the test construction process; from drafting initial test specifications, to reporting test scores, test validation and washback. In addition, current practice in the examining of English as a Foreign Language by different examining boards is reviewed in order to compare testing principles with present test practice. The focus is on the practical: it does not assume a statistical background but explains and demystifies the procedures and concepts that are relevant to the construction and evaluation of language tests. Language Test Construction and Evaluation will provide an invaluable reference for anyone who wishes to understand how language tests are, and should be, constructed.
650		0	_aLanguage and languages
650		0	_aLanguage and languages -- Ability testing.
700	1		_aClapham, Caroline. ;
700	1		_aWall, Dianne. ;
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam027/95183418.html
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam026/95183418.html
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