Research Catalog

Title

Measuring second language performance / T.F. McNamara.

Author

McNamara, T. F. (Timothy Francis), 1949-

Publication

New York : Longman, 1996.

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Description

xiii, 323 : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

Performance assessment is increasingly important in education and training, with its focus on the ever growing requirement to demonstrate ability in practical communication skills. Yet many fundamental problems in performance based assessment still remain. This book provides a critical examination of the practice and theory behind performance based assessment in the context of second language learning. It also offers the first comprehensive presentation of a new measurement approach - Rasch Measurement, which enables investigation of aspects of performance setting (rater and task characteristics for example) to determine their effect on the scores awarded to candidates and to manage this variability fairly.

Series Statement

Applied linguistics and language study

Uniform Title

Applied linguistics and language study

Subject

• Language and languages > Ability testing
• Language and languages > Examinations
• Language Tests

Genre/Form

Examinations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introductions -- 2. Second language performance assessment -- 3. Modelling performance: opening Pandora's Box -- 4. Designing a performance test: the Occupational English Test -- 5. Raters and ratings: introduction to multi-faceted measurement -- 6. Concepts and procedures in Rasch measurement -- 7. Mapping and reporting abilities and skill levels -- 8. Using Rasch analysis in research on second language performance assessment -- 9. Data, models and dimensions.

ISBN

0582089077

LCCN

^^^95026148^

OCLC

33443522

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Harvard Library