Studies in Language Testing 10
Subtitle: Issues in Computer-Adaptive Testing of Reading Proficiency
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 13, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780521653800
Subjects: Applied linguistics for ELT; Reading skills; Language; Foreign Language Study; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; English; English as a Second Language; General; Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language
First sentence: The universe of comprehension assessment alternatives is extremely limited.
Description: Language testers are increasingly directing their attention to the development of computer-adaptive testing (CAT) instruments for assessing learners' second language ability. Issues in Computer-Adaptive Testing of Reading Proficiency examines CAT instruments used to assess the receptive skills, with a strong focus on reading ability, as well as a critical discussion of CAT practices from the point of view of performance assessment. This volume is the first to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach and is written by leading scholars in their respective fields. The chapters are grouped into three major sections: second language reading constructs, second language CAT applications and considerations, and item response theory (IRT) measurement issues.