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Language test construction and evaluation

J. Charles Alderson, Caroline Clapham, Dianne Wall

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1 Origins and overview 2 Test specifications: the syllabus on which the test is based 3 Item writing, test assembly and test analysis 4 Trialling the draft test and test analysis 5 The training of examiners and test administrators 6 Monitoring examiner reliability 7 Reporting scores and setting pass marks 8 Post-test reports 9 Test validation 10 Developing and improving tests 11 Standards in language testing: THE STATE OF THE ART

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Key concepts: Test (biology), Syllabus, Reliability (semiconductor), Computer science, Language assessment, Test Management Approach, Test script, Reliability engineering