Issues in Computer-Adaptive Testing of Reading Proficiency

by Micheline Chalhoub-Deville

Language testers are increasingly directing their attention to the development of computer-adaptive testing (CAT) instruments for assessing learners' second language ability. Issues in Computer-Adaptive Testing of Reading Proficiency examines CAT instruments used to assess the receptive skills, with a strong focus on reading ability, as well as a critical discussion of CAT practices from the point of view of performance assessment. This volume is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521653800
• ISBN13: 9780521653800
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"