Designing second language performance assessments
By: John M. Norris ... [et al.]
Contributors: Norris, John Marvin, 1945-
Series: Technical report -- no. 18; Technical report (University of Hawaii at Manoa. Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center) -- no. 18.
Publisher: Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; National Foreign Language Resource Center
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Honolulu, Hawai'i
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Language and languages -- Ability testing.; Language and languages -- Examinations.
Description: "This technical report focuses on the decision-making potential provided by second language performance assessments. The authors first situate performance assessment within a broader discussion of alternatives in language assessment and in educational assessment in general. They then discuss issues in performance assessment design, implementation, reliability, and validity. Finally, they present a prototype framework for second language performance assessment based on the integration of theoretical underpinnings and research findings from the literature on task-based language teaching, language testing, and educational measurement. The authors outline test and item specifications, and they present numerous examples of prototypical language tasks. They also propose a research agenda focusing on the operationalization of second language performance assessments."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-149).

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