Another Generation of Fundamental Considerations in Language Assessment: A Festschrift in Honor of Lyle F. Bachman

Book Overview

​1. Introduction.- 2. A Step toward the Assessment of English as a Lingua Franca.- 3. Revisiting the Role of Content in Language Assessment Constructs.- 4. What does Language Testing have to Offer to Multi-modal Listening?.- 5. Learner Perceptions of Construct-centered Feedback on Oral Proficiency.- 6. A Case for an Ethics-based Approach to Evaluate Language Assessments. 7. Alignment as a Fundamental Validity Issue in Standards-based K-12 English Language Proficiency Assessments.- 8. Validating a Holistic Rubric for Scoring Short Answer Reading Questions.- 9. The Curse of Explanation: Model Selection in Language Testing Research.- 10. Developing Summary Content Scoring Criteria for University L2 Writing Instruction in Japan.- 11. Consistency of Computer-automated Scoring Keys across Authors and Authoring Teams.- 12. Distinguishing Language Ability from the Context in an EFL Speaking Test.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811589542
• ISBN13: 9789811589546
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"