Language testing : the social dimension / Tim McNamara and Carsten Roever.
Material type: TextSeries: Language learning. Monograph series.Publisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Description: xv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1405155434
- 9781405155434
- 418.0076 22
- P53.4 .M359 2006
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Validity and the social dimension of language testing -- 3. The social dimension of proficiency: How testable is it? -- 4. Psychometric approaches to fairness: Bias and DIF -- 5. Fairness reviews and codes of ethics -- 6. Language tests and social identity -- 7. Language assessments at school: Social values and policy -- 8. Where to from here? Implications for research and training.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 418.0076 MCN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A427012B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-283) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Validity and the social dimension of language testing -- 3. The social dimension of proficiency: How testable is it? -- 4. Psychometric approaches to fairness: Bias and DIF -- 5. Fairness reviews and codes of ethics -- 6. Language tests and social identity -- 7. Language assessments at school: Social values and policy -- 8. Where to from here? Implications for research and training.
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