TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bachman,Lyle F.
AU  - Palmer,Adrian
TI  - Language assessment in practice: developing language assessments and justifying their use in the real world 
T2  - Oxford applied linguistics
SN  - 9780194422932
U1  - 428.0071 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Ability testing
KW  - Study and teaching
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 486-493) and index; Machine generated contents note: 1.Objectives and expectations, or why we need another book about language testing -- pt. I Conceptual foundations -- 2.Issues and considerations -- 3.Describing language use and language ability -- 4.Describing characteristics of language use and language assessment tasks -- 5.Justifying the use of language assessments -- pt. II Constructing an Assessment Use Argument -- 6.Overview of assessment development and use -- 7.Initial planning -- 8.Constructing an Assessment Use Argument for developing and justifying a language assessment -- 9.The intended consequences of using language assessments -- 10.The decisions to be made on the basis of language assessments -- 11.Interpretations -- 12.Assessment records -- pt. III Developing and using language assessments in the real world -- 13.Real world conditions and constraints on language assessment -- 14.Developing a Design Statement -- 15.Developing assessment tasks; Note continued: 16.Recording and interpreting assessment performance -- 17.Blueprints -- 18.Preparing effective instructions -- 19.Collecting feedback and backing -- 20.Identifying, allocating, and managing resources -- 21.Using language assessments responsibly -- Projects -- Project 1 Kindergarten ELL speaking and writing assessment in support of instruction and learning -- Project 2 University ESL reading test for making placement/exemption decisions -- Project 3 University Elementary Modern Chinese speaking assessment
N2  - Presents an innovative, unified, and easily applied approach to designing and developing language assessments. Language Assessment in Practice is a follow-up to the bestselling Language Testing in Practice. It allows readers to become competent in the design, development, and use of language assessments. The authors discuss concepts and procedures clearly, illustrated with examples
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