Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment - Couverture souple

Norris, John M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3631549466 ISBN 13 : 9783631549469

Editeur : Peter Lang AG, 2008

Synopsis

This book explores the notion of "validity evaluation" as a means for helping educators to ensure the utility and worth of their assessment practices. With a particular focus on foreign language testing, the author challenges assessment traditions and argues for a fundamental reconceptualization of assessments and their validation in language teaching and other educational settings. Following a critical review of test validity standards and methods within educational measurement, the author then proposes a comprehensive alternative approach to validation based upon program evaluation methodology. A report of a multi-year case study completes the volume, providing in-depth analyses of how validity evaluation methods were applied by foreign language educators in meeting the assessment needs of a German program at a US university.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

The Author : John M. Norris is a faculty member in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai'i. He works and teaches primarily in the areas of program evaluation, research methods, educational assessment, and foreign language education. His research has appeared in a variety of journal articles and books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peter Lang AG
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3631549466
• ISBN 13: 9783631549469
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 317
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible