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Validation in language testing / edited by Alister Cumming and Richard Berwick. - Clevedon [England] : Multilingual Matters, �1996. - 1 online resource (vi, 258 pages). - Modern languages in practice ; 2 . - Modern languages in practice ; 2. .

Papers originally presented at the 14th annual Language Testing Research Colloquium which was held Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 1992, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The validation of language tests is widely discussed and expected, but only in recent years have researchers adopted a variety of innovative techniques for developing, assessing and validating specific tests of second or foreign language proficiency and their impact on education and society. Indeed, as the present volume clearly demonstrates, many different techniques for empirical analysis and types of evidence may be used to assess and interpret the validity of diverse aspects of language tests as well as the consequences they may have for language students, educators and society."--Jacket.

ISBN: 0585121591 9780585121598

LCCN: 95006556

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Language and languages--Examinations--Validity--Congresses.
REFERENCE.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Alphabets & Writing Systems.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Spelling.
Language and languages--Examinations--Validity.
Language and languages--Examinations--Validity.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: P53.4 / .V35 1996eb

Dewey Class. No.: 418/.0076