TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gitsaki,Christina
AU  - Coombe,Christine A.
TI  - Current issues in language evaluation, assessment and testing: research and practice 
SN  - 9781443889964
AV  - P129 
U1  - 418 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
PB  - Cambridge Scholars Publishing
KW  - Applied linguistics
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Ability testing
KW  - Language acquisition
KW  - Testing
KW  - Linguistics
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Language learning: specific skills
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
KW  - Alphabets & Writing Systems
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Grammar & Punctuation
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note; Issues in the Analysis and Modification of Assessment Tools and Tests --; ch. One; How Well do Cloze Items Work and Why?; Liudmila Kozhevnikova --; ch. Two; Estimating Absolute Proficiency Levels in Small-Scale Placement Tests with Predefined Item Difficulty Levels; Kazuo Amma --; ch. Three; Bilingual Language Assessment in Early Intervention: A Comparison of Single- versus Dual-Language Testing; Viorica Marian --; ch. Four; Frequency and Confidence in Language Learning Strategy Use by Greek Students of English; Persephone Mamoukari --; ch. Five; Development of a Vocabulary Test to Assess the Breadth of Knowledge of the Academic Word List; Lee-Yen Wang --; Issues in the Creation of Assessment and Evaluation Tools --; ch. Six; Assessment for Learning; Assessment for Autonomy; Maria Giovanna Tassinari --; ch. Seven; Cultivating Learner Autonomy through the Use of English Learning Portfolios: A Longitudinal Study; Beilei Wang --; ch. Eight; Sharing Assessment Power to Promote Learning and Autonomy; Carol J. Everhard --; ch. Nine; Developing a Tool for Assessing English Language Teacher Readiness in the Middle East Context; Christine Coombe --; ch. Ten; Foreign Language Teachers' Proficiency: The Implementation of the EPPLE Examination in Brazil; Vera Lucia Teixeira da Silva --; Issues in Language Assessment and Evaluation --; ch. Eleven; Vocabulary Size Assessment as a Predictor of Plagiarism; Rining Wei --; ch. Twelve; What is the Impact of Language Learning Strategies on Tertiary Students' Academic Writing Skills? A Case Study in Fiji; Zakia Ali Chand --; ch. Thirteen; Speaking Practice in Private Classes for the TOEFL iBT Test: Student Perceptions; Renata Mendes Simoes --; ch. Fourteen; Assessing the Level of Grammar Proficiency of EFL and ESL Freshman Students: A Case Study in the Philippines; Romulo P. Villanueva Jr. --; ch. Fifteen; Methodology in Washback Studies; Matilde Virginia Ricardi Scaramucci; Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK)
N2  - Current Issues in Language Evaluation, Assessment and Testing: Research and Practice is a collection of research papers, most of which were presented at the 17th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), which was held in 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. The volume comprises 15 chapters presenting current research projects and discussing issues related to language testing and the development of language assessment instruments in a variety of contexts around the world. This anthology will be of use to both new and seasoned researchers within the field of Applied
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