Meaningful language test scores : research to enhance score interpretation

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Acknowledgements = vii
• Series editor preface = ix
• Chapter 1. Overview of research to enhance score interpretation / Spiros Papageorgiou ; Venessa F. Manna =
• Part I. Vertical linking research for suites of language tests
• Chapter 2. Considerations in developing vertical scales
• for language tests / Lora Monfils ; Venessa F. Manna = 14
• Chapter 3. Assessment design issues in developing vertical scales
• for language tests / Spiros Papageorgiou ; Mitch Ginsburgh ; Pablo Garcia Gomez = 35
• Chapter 4. Statistical methodology for developing vertical scales
• for language tests / Lixiong Gu, Yanmei Li ; Lora Monfils ; Spiros Papageorgiou = 61
• Part II. Enhancing score interpretation for individual language tests
• Chapter 5. Scale anchoring methodology for developing revised
• performance level descriptors for the TOEFL iBT test / Lin Wang ; Spiros Papageorgiou = 80
• Chapter 6. Exploring the benefits and challenges of web-based
• approaches to standard setting / Jonathan Schmidgall = 99
• Chapter 7. Mapping TOEFL essentials speaking and writing scores
• to the CEFR levels / Larry Davis ; Pablo Garcia Gomez ; Shuhong Li ; Venessa F Manna = 120
• Chapter 8. Designing and executing a score concordance study
• to establish score mapping to proficiency levels / Tongyun Li ; Spiros Papageorgiou = 141
• Part III. Concluding commentary
• Chapter 9. Literacy, transparency, and (mis)interpretations
• in communicating with testing stakeholders / Beverly Baker = 158
• Notes on contributors = 168
• Index = 171