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13 produkter
Language Testing Matters
Investigating the Wider Social and Educational Impact of Assessment - Proceedings of the ALTE Cambridge Conference April 2008
Av Lynda Taylor, Cyril J. Weir
Häftad, 2010
962 kr
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Language Testing Matters explores the social and educational impact of language testing and assessment at regional, national and international level. It brings together a collection of 20 edited papers based on proceedings of the 2008 ALTE Conference in Cambridge. The selected papers focus on three …
IELTS Collected Papers
Research in Speaking and Writing Assessment
Av Lynda Taylor, Peter Falvey m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
877 kr
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This volume brings together a set of ten IELTS-related research studies - four on Speaking and six on Writing - conducted between 1995 and 2001. The ten studies were funded under the auspices of the British Council/IELTS Australia Joint-funded Research Program which promotes research activity among …
Multilingualism and Assessment
Achieving Transparency, Assuring Quality, Sustaining Diversity - Proceedings of the ALTE Berlin Conference May 2005
Av Lynda Taylor, Cyril J. Weir
Häftad, 2008
927 kr
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This Studies in Language Testing volume explores the impact of multilingualism on language assessment. It considers ways of describing and comparing language qualifications to establish common levels of proficiency, balancing the need to set common standards and at the same time sustain linguistic …
Examining Speaking
Research and Practice in Assessing Second Language Speaking
Av Lynda Taylor
Häftad, 2011
962 kr
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This edited volume develops a theoretical framework for validating tests of second language ability. The chapter authors show how an understanding and analysis of the framework and its components can assist test developers to operationalise their tests more effectively, especially in relation to …
On Topic Validity in Speaking Tests
Av Nahal Khabbazbashi, Lynda Taylor m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
821 kr
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Topics are often used as a key speech elicitation method in performance-based assessments of spoken language and yet, the validity and fairness issues surrounding topics are surprisingly under-researched. Are different topics 'equivalent' or 'parallel'? Can some topics bias against or favour …
Language Assessment Literacy and Competence Volume 2: Case Studies from Around the World Paperback
Av Beverly Baker, Lynda Taylor
Häftad, 2024
924 kr
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Interest in and literature on language assessment literacy (LAL) has increased rapidly in recent years. This volume is one of a pair of titles designed to expand the current literature and incorporate multiple viewpoints from this area. Volume 2 brings together a collection of case studies that …
Language Assessment Literacy and Competence Volume 1: Research and Reflections from the Field Paperback
Av Beverly Baker, Lynda Taylor
Häftad, 2024
924 kr
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Interest in and literature on language assessment literacy (LAL) has increased rapidly in recent years. This volume is one of a pair of titles designed to expand the current literature and incorporate multiple viewpoints from this area. Volume 1 collates LAL research studies with diverse …
Examining Listening
Research and Practice in Assessing Second Language Listening
Av Ardeshir Geranpayeh, Lynda Taylor
Häftad, 2013
930 kr
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This volume examines the nature of second language listening proficiency and how it can be assessed. The book highlights the need for test developers to provide a clear explication of the ability constructs which underpin the tests they offer in the public domain. This is increasingly necessary if …
IELTS Collected Papers 2
Research in Reading and Listening Assessment
Av Lynda Taylor, Cyril J. Weir
Häftad, 2012
877 kr
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This volume reports research that informs the development of reading and listening assessment in IELTS. This volume brings together a set of eight IELTS-related research studies - four on reading and four on listening - conducted between 2005 and 2010. Findings from these studies provide valuable …
Testing Reading through Summary
Investigating summary completion tasks for assessing reading comprehension ability
Av Lynda Taylor
Häftad, 2013
707 kr
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This volume explores the use of summary tasks as an effective means of assessing reading comprehension ability. It reports on a series of empirical studies that investigated the development and trialling of text-removed summary completion tasks and discusses the correlation of these tasks with …
Research and Practice in Assessing Academic Reading: The Case of IELTS
Av Cyril J. Weir, Sathena Chan m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
821 kr
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This volume describes differing approaches to understanding academic reading ability that have emerged in recent decades and goes on to develop an empirically-grounded framework for validating tests of this skill. The framework is then applied to the IELTS Academic Reading module to investigate a …
Lessons and Legacy: A Tribute to Professor Cyril J Weir (1950-2018)
Häftad, 2020
804 kr
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Written by a selection of his friends and collaborators, this multi-authored volume is intended as a tribute to the academic achievements of Professor Cyril J Weir. Each contribution refers to a particular aspect of his legacy to the field of language testing and assessment, both nationally and …
