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Language program evaluation : theory and practice / Brian K. Lynch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge applied linguistics seriesPublisher: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996Description: xiv, 194 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521481910
  • 9780521481915
  • 0521484383
  • 9780521484381
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428.0076
LOC classification:
  • P53.63 .L96 1996
Online resources:
Contents:
Series editors' preface -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical background -- 3. Validity -- 4. Positivistic designs -- 5. Naturalistic designs -- 6. Quantitative data gathering and analysis -- 7. Qualitative data gathering and analysis -- 8. Combining positivistic and naturalistic program evaluation -- 9. Conclusions -- References -- Author index -- Subject index.
Summary: "Although much has been written about the testing and evaluation of language students, few books have dealt with the much broader issue of measuring the success of language programs. Filling a critical gap in the literature of applied linguistics, Language Program Evaluation provides teachers, researchers, and administrators with a complete introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of their programs. Through a careful blend of theory, research, and practice, the author presents a testing model that is specifically tailored to the concerns of language education programs and which can be adapted to different contexts and updated as teaching and learning situations evolve. He proposes a shift from purely quantitative studies which consider only end-of-program achievement gains to ones that includes an investigation of program process using qualitative, naturalistic methods."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-187) and index.

Series editors' preface -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical background -- 3. Validity -- 4. Positivistic designs -- 5. Naturalistic designs -- 6. Quantitative data gathering and analysis -- 7. Qualitative data gathering and analysis -- 8. Combining positivistic and naturalistic program evaluation -- 9. Conclusions -- References -- Author index -- Subject index.

"Although much has been written about the testing and evaluation of language students, few books have dealt with the much broader issue of measuring the success of language programs. Filling a critical gap in the literature of applied linguistics, Language Program Evaluation provides teachers, researchers, and administrators with a complete introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of their programs. Through a careful blend of theory, research, and practice, the author presents a testing model that is specifically tailored to the concerns of language education programs and which can be adapted to different contexts and updated as teaching and learning situations evolve. He proposes a shift from purely quantitative studies which consider only end-of-program achievement gains to ones that includes an investigation of program process using qualitative, naturalistic methods."--Publisher description.

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