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Title: Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0138149313
ISBN 13: 9780138149314
Binding: Softcover
Edition: 2nd Edition, International Edition
Condition: New

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Synopsis

Language Assessment provides teachers with a clear presentation of the essentials for assessing second language learning fairly and effectively. This updated second edition includes new research and information on standardized tests, a new chapter on form-focused assessment, and a concise glossary of terms.

With a focus on the most common pedagogical challenge — classroom-based assessment — Language Assessment delivers useful tools for evaluating and designing practical, effective assessment techniques.

Features:

Updated references and new information reflecting recent advances and current challenges in the field.
Classification of assessment techniques ranging from controlled to open-ended item types on a specified continuum of micro- and macroskills of language.
Systematic treatment of assessment for all four language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) as well as grammar and vocabulary.
Discussion of large-scale standardized tests, the ethics of testing, letter grading, and overall evaluation of student performance.
Comprehensive presentation of alternatives in assessment, such as portfolios, journals, conferences, observations, interviews, and self- or peer-assessment.

New Features

Chapter objectives that preview content and goals
A new chapter on form-focused assessment
An appendix of commercially available tests
A concise glossary of assessment terms

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With a focus on the most common pedagogical challenge – classroom-based assessment – Language Assessment delivers useful tools for evaluating and designing practical, effective assessment techniques.

Features:

Updated references and new information reflecting recent advances and current challenges in the field.
Classification of assessment techniques ranging from controlled to open-ended item types on a specified continuum of micro- and macroskills of language.
Systematic treatment of assessment for all four language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) as well as grammar and vocabulary.
Discussion of large-scale standardized tests, the ethics of testing, letter grading, and overall evaluation of student performance.
Comprehensive presentation of alternatives in assessment, such as portfolios, journals, conferences, observations, interviews, and self- or peer-assessment.

New Features

Chapter objectives that preview content and goals
A new chapter on form-focused assessment
An appendix of commercially available tests
A concise glossary of assessment terms

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