Testing in Language Programs

This series for teachers and teacher trainers gives sound, straightforward advice on good teaching methods, and practical suggestions for lessons and activities.

This book teaches how to develop and/or adapt all types of language testing.
-- Teachers and administrators learn how to make responsible and professional proficiency, placement, diagnostic, and achievement decisions, as well as how to design tests for program-level decisions and classroom-level decisions.
-- Topics include: types and uses of tests; developing, adapting, and improving tests; describing results and interpreting scores; correlation; test reliability; test validity and standards testing; and testing and curriculum.