Performance Testing, Cognition and Assessment - 9780521484657

Performance Testing, Cognition and AssessmentSelected Papers from the 15th Language Research Testing Colloquium, Cambridge and Arnhem\nAuthor(s): Michael Milanovic, Nick Saville, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521484657, 978-0521484657\nSynopsis\nThis volume contains a selection of research papers that were presented at the 15th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) on the themes of performance testing, and on aspects of communication in relation to cognition and assessment.\nThis edited collection includes contributions reporting research into the testing of speaking and writing, especially in relation to raters, tasks and assessment criteria, contributions exploring the application of various statistical methods in langauge test validation and contributions addressing the issues relating to langauge testing in specific cont.