Publikace: Statistical Analyses for Language Assessment PB. Anotace: Tato kniha umožňuje odborníkům použít účinně statistiku k rozvoji a využití jazykových hodnocení. - učebnice Popis: The assessment of language learners is having a growing impact in English language teaching and applied linguistics. A formal evaluation of students' writing abilities is important for language teachers in order to assess the pedagogical needs of their students. While there has been a considerable body of work undertaken on assessing the writing abilities of native speakers, the issues surrounding the assessment of second language learners' writing abilities are still emerging. At present, no one volume has explored these issues and their implications for language teaching practitioners wishing to evaluate their students' writing. This book outlines in an accessible manner the major tenets of research in the field and provide language teachers with guidelines to design and develop suitable listening assessment tasks for their students. Contents: Ch1 Introduction; Ch2 The nature of writing ability; Ch3 Basic considerations in testing writing; Ch4 Resrach in large-scale writing assessment; Ch5 Designing writing assessment tasks; Ch6 Scoring procedures for writing assessment; Ch7 Illustrative tests of writing; Ch8 Beyond the titmed impromptu test: Classroom writing; Ch9 Portfolio assessment; CH10 The future of writing assessment Publikace: Statistical Analyses for Language Assessment PB. This book enables practitioners to apply statistics effectively to the development and use of language assessments. The Workbook and CD contain datasets from actual language assessments and data analysis exercises.show more