Revisiting the Assessment of Second Language Abilities: From Theory to Practice

Sahbi Hidri

ISBN 10: 3319874195 / ISBN 13: 9783319874197

Edité par Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing Jun 2019, 2019

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Neuware -This book presents an overview of revisiting the assessment of language abilities. It also showcases how the measurement of such constructs can result in negative or positive washback and how outcomes might be conducive to repercussions that decide on the future of many stakeholders. The 23 chapters were selected among tens of chapters received from different contexts that addressed the issue of revisiting the assessment of language abilities, such as Tunisia, Ukraine, Algeria, Russia, KSA, Sudan, Egypt, Canada, Kurdistan, UK, USA, Iran, Turkey, etc. These contexts have highlighted the necessity to revisit the different constructs which should be assessed with a clear and straightforward foundation on students¿ learning objectives and their actual language ability. To do so, most of the chapters present hands-on use of relevant statistical tests that might serve in revisiting the construct definition both theoretically and operationally. Perhaps the sole and intricate question that the authors of these contributions ask is what it means to revisit the assessment of the construct of individualized language ability and how. In addition, the book accentuates the momentousness and significance of reflecting on test fairness and validation as the mainspring and backbone for democratization of assessment. This book appeals to a broad readership, such as English Language Teaching (ELT) practitioners, language teachers, students, testing organizations, policy-makers, test designers, writers of test specifications, testing experts, researchers, program evaluators, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as other international contexts.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 516 pp. Englisch.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9783319874197

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Revisiting the Assessment of Second Language Abilities: From Theory to Practice
• Éditeur: Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing Jun 2019
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3319874195
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783319874197
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu

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Synopsis

The book is very helpful for teachers, researchers, MA and PhD students, and ELT practitioners

The book suggests hands-on practice on how to measure the construct statistically
The book examines educational cases from different parts of the world in an extensively critical way
The book comprehensively summarizes the recent studies and reviews of the literature on assessing the constructs of language abilities as well as test fairness and validation