Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-245) and indexes.
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Teaching and testing -- Testing as problem solving: an overview of the book -- Kinds of tests and testing -- Validity -- Reliability -- Achieving beneficial backwash -- Common test techniques -- Stages of test development -- Testing writing -- Testing oral ability -- Testing reading -- Testing listening -- Testing grammar and vocabulary -- Testing overall ability -- Tests for young learners -- Test administration.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This 2nd edition includes a new chapter on testing young learners and features expanded chapters on common test techniques and testing overall ability. There is also an additional appendix on item banking and a revised appendix on statistical analysis of test data.