Designing and Analyzing Language Tests with CD-ROM (Handbooks for Language Teachers)

The Aims of This Book.
The goal of the book is to help current and future teachers learn to develop and analyze their own tests. It should also be useful for helping teachers to choose from among commercially available tests, to decide to develop their own if nothing on the market is suitable, or to adapt existing tests to better meet their needs. It is  not intended as a guide to important language tests in use around the world, although it should help readers to make better sense of the information test publishers provide, or help them realize when there is something off-base, incomplete, or suspicious-sounding about what is being claimed. By the end of the book, readers will be better placed to make informed decisions about assessment programs and the use of testing at their institution. Expertise in test writing and test analysis is generally achieved through years of practice and experience, but this book will provide pre-service and in-service teachers with a valuable introduction to the tools necessary for these tasks, as well as useful advice for those interested in learning more on various topics. m+m+m