Useful Assessment and Evaluation in Language Education
John M Norris editor John McE Davis editor Todd H McKay editor Margaret E Malone editor Young-A Son editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Georgetown University Press
Published:1st Mar '18
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"The perspectives offered in this volume present innovative research on foreign language learning from outside the academic contexts of theological education and religious studies."
The specific—and varied—ways in which assessment and evaluation can impact learning and teaching have become an important language education research concern, particularly as educators are increasingly called on to implement these processes for improvement, accountability, or curricular development purposes. Useful Assessment and Evaluation in Language Education showcases contemporary research that explores innovative uses of assessment and evaluation in a variety of educational contexts. Divided into three parts, this volume first examines theoretical considerations and practical implementations of assessment conducted for the purpose of enhancing and developing language learning. Part 2 addresses novel assessment development and implementation projects, such as the formative use of task-based assessments, technology-mediated language performance assessment, validation of educational placement tests for immigrant learners, and the use of assessment to help identify neurolinguistic correlates of proficiency. The final section of the book highlights examples of argument-based approaches to assessment and evaluation validation, extending this critical framework to quality assurance efforts in new domains. Adding to research on traditional and conventional uses of testing and evaluation in language education, this volume captures innovative trends in assessment and evaluation practice that explicitly aim to better inform and enhance language teaching and learning.
Raises the need for further research in many areas related to language assessment and evaluation, and draws attention to the many challenges that remain for language teachers tasked with implementing assessments within the Assessment for Learning framework. Overall, this collection of well-written studies is laudable in the contribution it makes to this field of research. * Teachers College Record *
The perspectives offered in this volume present innovative research on foreign language learning from outside the academic contexts of theological education and religious studies. * The Wabash Center Journal On Teaching *
ISBN: 9781626165403
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Weight: 386g
304 pages