牛津语言学入门丛书：语言测试

图书标准信息

• 作者 [奥地利]麦克纳马拉（H.G.Widdowson） 编
• 出版社 上海外语教育出版社
• 出版时间 2003-02
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9787810806589
• 定价 9.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 140页
• 字数 152千字
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

《牛津语言学入门丛书：语言测试》是一部有关语言测试基本理论和实践的导论性著作，内容涵盖了测试设计、测试评分程序、测试的效度和信度以及语言测试的社会因素等方面。

【目录】

Preface
Aurhor'spreface
SFCTIONI
Survey

1Testing,testing…Whatisalanguagetest?
Understandinglanguagetesting
Typesoftest
Testpurpose
Thecriterion
Thetest-criterionrelationship
Conclusion

2Communicationandthedesignoflanguagetests
Discretepointtests
Integrativeandpragmatictests
Communicativelanguagetests
Modelsofcommunicativeability
Conclusion

3Thetestingcycle
Understandingtheconstraints
Testcontent
Testmethod
Authenticityofresponse
Fixedandconstructedresponseformats
Testspecifications
Testrrials
Conclusion

4Theratlngprocess
Establishingaratingprocedure
Theproblemwithraters
Establishingaframeworkformakingjudgemenrs
Ratingscales
Holisticandanalyticratings
Ratertraining
Conclusion

5Valldlty：testingthetest
Threatstotestvalidity
Tesrcontent
Testmethodandrestconstruct
Theimpactoftests
Conclusion

6Measurement
Introduction
Measurement
Qualitycontrolforraters
Investigatingthepropertiesofindividualtestitems
Norm-referencedandcriterion-referencedmeasurement
Newapproachestomeasurement
Conclusion

7Thesoclalcharacteroflanguagetests
Intfoduction
Theinstiturionalcharacterofassessment
Assessmentandsocialpolicy
Assessmentandeducationalpolicy
Thesocialresponsibilityofthelanguagetester
Ethicallanguagetesting
Accountabiliry
Washback
Testimpact
Codesofprofessionalethicsforlanguagetesters
Criticallanguagetesting
Conclusion

8Newdirections-anddilemmas?