Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment
Author | : John Michael Norris |
Publisher | : Language Testing and Evaluation |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 3631549466 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783631549469 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Download or read book Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment written by John Michael Norris and published by Language Testing and Evaluation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.