Carol A Chapelle / Mary Enright / Joan M. Jamieson (eds.)

Building a Validity Argument for the Test of English as a Foreign Language(tm)

Herausgeber: Chapelle, Carol A; Jamieson, Joan M; Enright, Mary K

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Produktbeschreibung

Building a Validity Argument for the Test of English as a Foreign Language(TM) is distinctive in its attempt to develop a coherent story of the rationale for a test or its revision, explain the research and development process, and provide the results of the validation process. This volume is particularly relevant for professionals and graduate students in educational measurement, applied linguistics, and second language acquisition as well as anyone interested in assessment issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780805854565
• ISBN-10: 0805854568
• Artikelnr.: 26623004

Autorenporträt

Carol A. Chapelle, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Mary K. Enright, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey Joan M. Jamieson, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. Test Score Interpretation and Use
Carol A. Chapelle, Mary K. Enright, and Joan M. Jamieson
Chapter 2. The Evolution of the TOEFL
Carol A. Taylor and Paul Angelis
Chapter 3. Frameworks for a New TOEFL
Joan M. Jamieson, Daniel Eignor, William Grabe, and Antony John Kunnan
Chapter 4 .Prototyping New Assessment Tasks
Mary K. Enright, Brent Bridgeman, Daniel Eignor, Robert N. Kantor, Pamela
Mollaun, Susan Nissan, Donald E. Powers, and Mary Schedl
Chapter 5 Prototyping Measures of Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing
Mary K. Enright, Brent Bridgeman, Daniel Eignor, Yong-Won Lee, and Donald
E. Powers
Chapter 6. Prototyping a New Test
Kristen Huff, Donald E. Powers, Robert N. Kantor, Pamela Mollaun, Susan
Nissan, and Mary Schedl
Chapter 7. Finalizing the Test Blueprint
Mari Pearlman
Chapter 8. A Final Analysis
Lin Wang, Daniel Eignor, and Mary K. Enright
Chapter 9. The TOEFL Validity Argument
Carol A. Chapelle
Appendix A. 1995 Working Assumptions That Underlie an Initial TOEFL 2000
Design Framework
Appendix B. Summary of 1995 Research Recommendations
Appendix C. Timeline of TOEFL Origins and the New TOEFL Project-Key Efforts
and Decisions