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Submitted by evovou on Tue, 2010-09-21 19:20
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| Title | Assessing language ability in the classroom |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Authors | Cohen AD |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Publisher | Heinle and Heinle |
| City | Boston, MA |
| Keywords | ability, classroom, language |
| Full Text | This second edition presents various principles for guiding teachers through the assessment process (dictation, cloze summary, oral interview, roleplays, portfolio assessment techniques). The book deals with a)issues in assessment, not just testing, b)is accessible to novices in the field of language assessment: terms are defined within the text and all terminology is indexed, c)examines the process of taking tests: addresses the reality that the respondent may be doing something other than what the assessor assumed was being tested, and d) presents up-to-date topics in assessment, including speech acts, portfolio assessment, innovative means of assessing reading ability, and using computers in assessment.
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