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Measurement and Evaluation in Post-Secondary ESL book cover

1st Edition

Measurement and Evaluation in Post-Secondary ESL

By Glayol V. Ekbatani Copyright 2011
128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge
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Practical and concise, this introductory text for language teaching professionals is a guide to ESL assessment and to fulfilling the testing component of TESOL programs in the U.S. and around the world. Covering the fundamental descriptive and quantitative facets of effective language testing, it explicates key technical aspects in an accessible, non-technical manner. Each chapter includes... Read more

Contents

　

Preface

Acknowledgments

  1. Overview of the principle concepts of language testing

  2. Basic statistics and SPSS

  3. Validity

  4. Reliability

  5. Assessing reading

  6. Assessing writing

  7. Assessing oral proficiency

Appendix: Selected standardized tests

References

Index

Biography

Glayol Ekbatani is Associate Professor in the Department of Language and Literature, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY.

"The fresh treatment of concepts [is] characterized in the text by simplification and usage of non-technical explanations. The methods presented appear effective and innovative because of the new emphasis placed on higher levels of authenticity, and the appendix updates the changes made on the most common tests allowing readers to make informed decisions about what tests could be used to place students in their classrooms. The value of this book lies in its ability to introduce new trends in testing and make testing terminology accessible to non-experts who want to make or choose an appropriate assessment for their incoming college students."—Education Review

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