Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment : Dissertationsschrift (Language Testing and Evaluation .11) （2008. X, 307 S. 210 mm）

Norris, John M.

PETER LANG（2008発売）

PETER LANG（2008発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 307 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783631549469

Full Description

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.

Contents

Contents: Educational assessment - College foreign language education - Test validation - Program evaluation - Validity evaluation methods - Validity evaluation examples - Implications.