Designing Listening Tests A Practical Approach
Designing Listening Tests A Practical Approach by Rita Green, published by Palgrave Macmillan UK on September 19, 2019, is a comprehensive resource that delves into the essential aspects of assessing listening ability through effective sound file selection. This 210-page book introduces readers to the concept of textmapping, which helps in maximizing the utility of sound files. It covers various elements such as task identifiers, instructions, and examples, while analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of different testing methods.
Readers will find detailed guidelines for developing listening items, along with procedures for peer review and task revision. The book includes a variety of sample listening tasks that demonstrate the advantages of the outlined test development approach. Additionally, it offers insights into the benefits of field trials, statistical analyses, and standard setting, making it a valuable tool for researchers, language testers, and educators involved in the assessment of listening performance globally.
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This book examines the crucial role that sound file selection plays in assessing listening ability and introduces the reader to the procedure of textmapping, which explores how to exploit a sound file. The book discusses the role of the task identifier, the task instructions and the example, and analyses the strengths and weaknesses of different test methods. Guidelines for developing listening items, and procedures that can be used in peer review and task revision are also provided. A range of sample listening tasks illustrates the benefits of following the test development approach described in the book. Developing Listening Tests also provides insights into the advantages that field trials, statistical analyses and standard setting can offer the language test developer in determining how well their tasks work. This practical book will be of interest to researchers, language testers, testing commissions, and teachers engaged in assessing listening performance around the world.
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