Language testing reconsidered /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Fox, Janna D., 1946-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Ottawa, Ont. : University of Ottawa Press, ©2007.
Series:	Actexpress.
Subjects:	Language and languages > Ability testing. Language and languages > Examinations. Language and languages > Examinations > Research. Language Tests Langage et langues > Tests d'aptitude. Langage et langues > Examens. Langage et langues > Examens > Recherche. Language. EDUCATION > Testing & Measurement. Language and languages. Ability testing. language testing Electronic books. Examinations.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

On second thoughts / Bernard Spolsky
The challenge of (diagnostic) testing : do we know what we are measuring? / J. Charles Alderson
What is the construct? : the dialectic of abilities and contexts in defining constructs in language assessment / Lyle F. Bachman
Assessing academic English language proficiency : 40+ years of U.K. language tests / Alana Davies
The coming of age for research on test-taking strategies / Andrew D. Cohen
Qualitative research methods in language test development and validation / Anne Lazaraton and Lynda Taylor
Language testing : a question of context / Tim McNamara
Test as power tools : looking back, looking forward / Elana Shohamy.