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Autore |
Kopriva Rebecca J. |
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Titolo |
Improving testing for English language learners / / Rebecca J. Kopriva |
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New York, : Routledge, 2008 |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-59599-2 |
1-135-59600-X |
1-281-31352-1 |
9786611313524 |
0-203-93283-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (365 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Test of English as a Foreign Language - Validity |
English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers |
English language - Ability testing |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-344) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Purpose and Overview; CHAPTER 2 Changing Demographics in a Testing Culture: Why This Issue Matters; CHAPTER 3 The Past as Preparation: Measurement, Public Policy and Implications for Access; CHAPTER 4 Getting Started: Issues of Participation, Alignment, and Validating Access with Test Specifications; CHAPTER 5 Providing the Foundation of Principled Test Construction: Maintaining the Integrity of the Item Targets; CHAPTER 6 Access-based Item Development; CHAPTER 7 Tools, Test Forms, and Reviews |
CHAPTER 8 In What Language Should English Language Learners Be Tested?CHAPTER 9 Other Relevant Accommodations and Pretest Support; CHAPTER 10 Proper Assignment of Accommodations to Individual Students; CHAPTER 11 Scoring Considerations for English Language Learners; CHAPTER 12 Selected Technical Considerations; References; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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More than any book to date, this one provides a comprehensive |
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