Designing Language Assessments in Context: Theoretical, Technical, and Institutional Considerations

Autor/in	Giraldo, Frank
Titel	Designing Language Assessments in Context: Theoretical, Technical, and Institutional Considerations
Quelle	In: HOW, 26 (2019) 2, S.123-143 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Giraldo, Frank)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0120-5927
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Consciousness Raising; Language Tests; Second Language Learning; Listening Comprehension Tests; School Policy; Guidelines; Foreign Countries; Construct Validity; Test Reliability; Ethics; Testing Problems; Culture Fair Tests; Multiple Choice Tests; Test Items; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Bewusstseinsbildung; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Hörverstehensübung; Schulpolitik; Richtlinien; Ausland; Testreliabilität; Ethik; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Test content; Testaufgabe; Kolumbien
Abstract	The purpose of this article of reflection is to raise awareness of how poor design of language assessments may have detrimental effects, if crucial qualities and technicalities of test design are not met. The article first discusses these central qualities for useful language assessments. Then, guidelines for creating listening assessments, as an example, are presented to illustrate the level of complexity in test design and to offer a point of reference to evaluate a sample assessment. Finally, the article presents a discussion on how institutional school policies in Colombia can influence language assessment. The article concludes by highlighting how language assessments should respond to theoretical, technical, and contextual guidelines for them to be useful. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	ASOCOPI, the Colombian Association of Teachers of English. Cra 27 A #53-06, oficina 405, Bogota, Colombia. +57-2115018; Fax: +57-2115018. e-mail: asocopicolombia@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01