This book explores the notion of «validity evaluation» as a means for helping educators to ensure the utility and worth of their assessment practices. With a particular focus on foreign language testing, the author challenges assessment traditions and argues for a fundamental reconceptualization of assessments and their validation in language teaching and other educational settings. Following a critical review of test validity standards and methods within educational measurement, the author then proposes a comprehensive alternative approach to validation based upon program evaluation methodology. A report of a multi-year case study completes the volume, providing in-depth analyses of how validity evaluation methods were applied by foreign language educators in meeting the assessment needs of a German program at a US university.
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<i>Contents</i>: Educational assessment – College foreign language education – Test validation – Program evaluation – Validity evaluation methods – Validity evaluation examples – Implications.

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ISBN
9783631549469
Publisert
2008
Utgiver
Vendor
Peter Lang AG
Vekt
420 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

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Biografisk notat

The Author: John M. Norris is a faculty member in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai’i. He works and teaches primarily in the areas of program evaluation, research methods, educational assessment, and foreign language education. His research has appeared in a variety of journal articles and books.