This book presents a unique inter-university scale development project, with a focus on the validation of two new rating scales for the assessment of academic presentations and interactions. The use o
The book introduces the reader to an argument-based approach to validity as a way to improve test validation in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research. Motivated by the need for practical suggesti
Since the early days of performance assessment, human ratings have been subject to various forms of error and bias. Expert raters often come up with different ratings for the very same performance and
This volume charts the development of the Cambridge teaching qualifications and tests, and presents case studies demonstrating their impact. Described by teacher and teacher educator Scott Thornbury a
Liontou presents students, academics, researchers, and practitioners with an investigation of a range of linguistic features that characterize texts used at the independent user and proficient user le
The 16 papers are from a June 2011 international language testing and assessment conference held at the University of Cyprus in memory of stalwart Pavlou, who had died of cancer the year before. They
Translation and interpretation professionals explore testing, measuring, and assessing the quality of work in the field, particularly when leading to authorization, accreditation, registration, and ce
The modern electronic testing has a forty year history. Test professionals hold some fairly large conferences and numerous workshops, have a journal, and there are over one hundred books on testing. S
"This volume explores the impact of language frameworks on learning, teaching and assessment, viewed from the perspective of policies, procedures and challenges. It brings together a selection of edi
"Black and William's (1998) influential article 'Inside the Black Box' prompted an increasing interest in assessment processes within the classroom. However, to date most of this research has been don
Given the linguistically diverse nature of academic institutions in English-speaking contexts, a strong rationale exists for the incorporation of L2 accents of English in academic listening assessment
The monograph will be dedicated to SRAM (memory) design and test issues in nano-scaled technologies by adapting the cell design and chip design considerations to the growing process variations with as
Written by a team of two leading experts and two very successful young former PhD students, New Methods of Concurrent Checking describes new methods of concurrent checking, such as partial duplicatio
This is a new type of edited volume in the Frontiers in Electronic Testing book series devoted to recent advances in electronic circuits testing. The book is a comprehensive elaboration on important t
Fault Injection is a technique that artificially accelerates the occurrence of faults in digital systems until they are close enough together in time that the system's reliability can be evaluated on
Bridging the gap between textile technology and polymer chemistry, this book emphasizes the factors influencing selection of materials and process machinery. Product descriptions, production and test
This text has long been considered the Gold Standard in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness. It enables you to test and evaluate individuals to prescribe effective exercise progr
