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    Research and practice in assessing academic English: the case of IELTS

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    Authors
    Taylor, Lynda
    Saville, N.
    Issue Date
    2019-12-01
    Subjects
    IELTS
    language assessment
    English for academic purposes
    X162 Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
    
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    Abstract
    Test developers need to demonstrate they have premised their measurement tools on a sound theoretical framework which guides their coverage of appropriate language ability constructs in the tests they offer to the public. This is essential for supporting claims about the validity and usefulness of the scores generated by the test.  This volume describes differing approaches to understanding academic reading ability that have emerged in recent decades and goes on to develop an empirically grounded framework for validating tests of academic reading ability.  The framework is then applied to the IELTS Academic reading module to investigate a number of different validity perspectives that reflect the socio-cognitive nature of any assessment event.  The authors demonstrate how a systematic understanding and application of the framework and its components can help test developers to operationalise their tests so as to fulfill the validity requirements for an academic reading test.  The book provides:   An up to date review of the relevant literature on assessing academic reading  A clear and detailed specification of the construct of academic reading  An evaluation of what constitutes an adequate representation of the construct of academic reading for assessment purposes  A consideration of the nature of academic reading in a digital age and its implications for assessment research and test development  The volume is a rich source of information on all aspects of testing academic reading ability.  Examination boards and other institutions who need to validate their own academic reading tests in a systematic and coherent manner, or who wish to develop new instruments for measuring academic reading, will find it of interest, as will researchers and graduate students in the field of language assessment, and those teachers preparing students for IELTS (and similar tests) or involved in English for Academic Purpose programmes. 
    Citation
    Taylor L, Saville N (ed(s).). (2019) 'Research and practice in assessing academic English: the case of IELTS: ', edn, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
    Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/623798
    Type
    Book
    Language
    en
    Collections
    English language learning and assessment

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