Global Perspectives on Language Assessment: Research, Theory, and Practice

Author:   Spiros Papageorgiou ,  Kathleen M. Bailey
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138345362


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   11 February 2019
Format:   Hardback
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The sixth volume in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English series offers up-to-date research on the rapidly changing field of language assessment. The book features original research with chapters reporting on a variety of international education settings from a range of diverse perspectives. Covering a broad range of key topics—including scoring processes, test development, and student and teacher perspectives—contributors offer a comprehensive overview of the landscape of language assessment and discuss the consequences and impact for learners, teachers, learning programs, and society. Focusing on the assessment of language proficiency, this volume provides an original compendium of cutting-edge research that will benefit TESOL and TEFL students, language assessment scholars, and language teachers.

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Author:   Spiros Papageorgiou ,  Kathleen M. Bailey
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781138345362


ISBN 10:   1138345369
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   11 February 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Part 1: Raters and Rating 1. Analytic Rubric Format: How Category Position Affects Raters’ Mental Rubric Laura Ballard 2. Rater Training in a Speaking Assessment: Impact on More- and Less-Proficient Raters Larry Davis 3. The Impact of Rater Experience and Essay Quality on the Variability of EFL Writing Scores Özgür Şahan 4. Assessing Second Language Writing: Raters’ Perspectives from a Sociocultural View Yi Mei Part 2: Test Development and Validation 5. Assessing Clinical Communication on the Occupational English Test Brigita Séguis & Sarah McElwee 6. Updating the Domain Analysis of the Writing Subtest of a Large-scale Standardized Test for K-12 English Language Learners Jing Wei, Tanya Bitterman, Ruslana Westerlund & Jennifer Norton 7. The Effect of Audiovisual Input on Academic Listen-Speak Task Performance Ching-Ni Hsieh & Larry Davis 8. The Reliability of Readability Tools in L2 Reading Alisha Biler 9. Eye Tracking Evidence on the Role of Second Language Proficiency in Integrated Writing Task Performance Mikako Nishikawa 10. The Effects of Writing Task Manipulations on ESL Students’ Performance: Genre and Idea Support as Task Variables Hyung-Jo Yoon 11. Cyberpragmatics: Assessing Interlanguage Pragmatics through Interactive Email Communication Iftikhar Haider Part 3: Test-taker and Teacher Perspectives 12. Did Test Preparation Practices for the College English Test (CET) Work? A Study from Chinese Students’ Perspectives Jia Ma 13. Intended Goals and Reality in Practice: Test Takers’ Perspectives on the College English Test in China Ying Bai 14. How Teacher Conceptions of Assessment Mediate Assessment Literacy: A Case Study of a University English Teacher in China Yueting Xu 15. Sociocultural Implications of Assessment Practices in Iranian, French, and American Foreign Language Classes Soodeh Eghtesad Index

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This leading-edge volume captures an extremely broad cross-section of research contexts and assessment-related issues. By doing so, the book helps the reader-and the field-move beyond the findings and points of view that focus so heavily on the same learners and settings. --Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University, USA Global Perspectives on Language Assessment provides much-needed support for teachers' professional development. This book is written by some of the brightest scholars in our field and is based on cutting-edge research studies. This volume not only helps teachers develop their testing and assessment practices, but also includes an important narrative element, which will enhance teachers' assessment literacy, leading ultimately to enhanced student learning. --Liying Cheng, Queen's University, Canada


"""This leading-edge volume captures an extremely broad cross-section of research contexts and assessment-related issues. By doing so, the book helps the reader—and the field—move beyond the findings and points of view that focus so heavily on the same learners and settings."" --Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University, USA ""Global Perspectives on Language Assessment provides much-needed support for teachers’ professional development. This book is written by some of the brightest scholars in our field and is based on cutting-edge research studies. This volume not only helps teachers develop their testing and assessment practices, but also includes an important narrative element, which will enhance teachers’ assessment literacy, leading ultimately to enhanced student learning."" --Liying Cheng, Queen’s University, Canada"


This leading-edge volume captures an extremely broad cross-section of research contexts and assessment-related issues. By doing so, the book helps the reader-and the field-move beyond the findings and points of view that focus so heavily on the same learners and settings. --Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University, USA Global Perspectives on Language Assessment provides much-needed support for teachers' professional development. This book is written by some of the brightest scholars in our field and is based on cutting-edge research studies. This volume not only helps teachers develop their testing and assessment practices, but also includes an important narrative element, which will enhance teachers' assessment literacy, leading ultimately to enhanced student learning. --Liying Cheng, Queen's University, Canada


Author Information

Spiros Papageorgiou is Managing Senior Research Scientist at Educational Testing Service. Kathleen M. Bailey is Professor at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA.

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