1. 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 -- 8. Validation -- 9. Post-test reports -- 10. Developing and improving tests -- 11. Standards in language testing: the state of the art
Summary
Language 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. -- From publisher's description
Analysis
Educational institutions Curriculum English language
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304) and index
