Ildiko Porter-Szucs, Cynthia J Macknish, Suzanne Toohey

A Practical Guide to Language Assessment

How Do You Know That Your Students Are Learning?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Practical Guide to Language Assessment prepares educators to create and implement assessments that truly reflect student proficiency and learning outcomes. With a focus on practical training and essential tools, this real-world guide enables instructors to develop effective test blueprints, craft precise assessment items, address the unique needs of young learners, integrate recent innovations like ungrading and AI, and much more. Offering insights for improving assessment outcomes, each chapter is grounded in extensive research and tailored to the evolving demands of modern language education-simplifying complex concepts and showing you how to apply them effectively in various educational contexts. Throughout the book, a team of highly experienced educators highlights the critical role of well-chosen assessments, explores the potential consequences of misaligned tools, and equips you with the knowledge to make informed decisions. Ideal for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals in the field of language education, A Practical Guide to Language Assessment supports courses in second or foreign language assessment, testing, and professional development. It is also a valuable resource for in-service teachers, assessment managers, and policymakers in language program evaluation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781394238736
• ISBN-10: 1394238738
• Artikelnr.: 71298468

Autorenporträt

Ildiko Porter-Szucs is Professor of ESL and TESOL at Eastern Michigan University, a K-12 certified ESL and German teacher, and co-founder of the Polish Language Center of Ann Arbor. She has extensive experience teaching Polish, Hungarian, German, and English to diverse age groups in public schools, language schools, corporate settings, refugee programs, and higher education. She spent four years working for a high-stakes standardized testing organization. Cynthia J. Macknish is Professor of ESL and TESOL at Eastern Michigan University. She has taught at a range of levels in several countries, including Canada, the Bahamas, and Singapore, where she taught pedagogy and assessment courses to pre- and in-service teachers at the National Institute of Education. Cynthia was also a certified IELTS examiner for 14 years. Suzanne Toohey is Supervisor of Instruction and Pedagogy at Oakland Schools. She has taught ELs for seventeen years, with her passion for second language acquisition ignited during her service as a Peace Corps volunteer. She has published work in the Detroit Free Press and MITESOL Messages as well as for TESOL Press and the National Association of English Language Program Administrators.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
 
0. Introduction                                                           2
1. Concepts                                                           5
2. Qualities of Test Usefulness and the Assessment Use Argument          35
3. Test Design                                                          57
4. Crafting Assessments                                                  89
5. Tools of the Trade                                                 134
6. Assessing Young Learners                                         156
7. PK-12 in the US & Canada: Assessment is Not a Dirty Word         169
8. Assessing Exceptional Language Learners                         189
9. Assessing Listening, Viewing, Representing, Speaking, Pronunciation 207
10. Assessing Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar, Writing                 238
11. Grading, Evaluation, Feedback                                 273
12. Ethics, Fairness, and Security                                 299
13. Technology for Language Assessment                                 310
14. Improving Assessments through Statistics                         329
15. Conclusion                                                         347
16. Appendixes                                                         349
Appendix A: Diagnostic Test (Pre-Test)                                 349
Appendix B: Achievement Test (Post-Test)                         355
 Table of Contents
 
0. Introduction                                                           
                       
1. Concepts                                                               
                        
2. Qualities of Test Usefulness and the Assessment Use Argument          
3. Test Design                                                             
                      
4. Crafting Assessments                                                   
                  
5. Tools of the Trade                                                     
                    
6. Assessing Young Learners                                               
              
7. PK-12 in the US & Canada: Assessment is Not a Dirty Word              
8. Assessing Exceptional Language Learners                                 
      
9. Assessing Listening, Viewing, Representing, Speaking, Pronunciation 
10. Assessing Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar, Writing                       
  
11. Grading, Evaluation, Feedback                                         
            
12. Ethics, Fairness, and Security                                         
             
13. Technology for Language Assessment                                     
      
14. Improving Assessments through Statistics                               
     
15. Conclusion                                                             
                    
16. Appendixes                                                             
                   
Appendix A: Diagnostic Test (Pre-Test)                                     
          
Appendix B: Achievement Test (Post-Test)