Assessing ReadingWritten by a leading authority in both language and testing and in the nature of reading in a second or foreign language. This volume reviews theory, research and practice in the assessment of reading. It contains a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of reading assessment. It presents a discussion of how assessment of reading may develop in the future with computer-based testing.--adapted from cover. |
Contents
The nature of reading | 1 |
Variables that affect the nature of reading | 32 |
Research into the assessment of reading | 85 |
The reader defining the construct of reading ability | 116 |
A framework for test design | 138 |
Tests in the real world test purposes | 167 |
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ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Alderson analysis answer approach assessment of reading assessment procedures Bachman and Palmer background knowledge candidates CCSE Chapter characteristics classroom cloze test cognitive computer-adaptive tests context Council of Europe difficulty discussed draft band effect English example expected response first-language reading foreign language framework identify IELTS important inferences input interaction interpretation intrinsic motivation Key English Test Key Stage Lancaster University Language Testing learners linguistic literacy main ideas meaning measure multiple-choice organisation passage performance possible predict Preliminary English Test problem pupils purpose questions readers reading ability reading comprehension reading development reading process Reading Research reading skills reading tests recognise relationship relevant scores second-language reading sentences strategies structure target language teachers techniques test designers test developers test methods test specifications test tasks test-takers testers tests of reading text types theory tion TLU tasks TOEFL topic understanding validity variables vocabulary words writing