Product Description

In 1998 and 1999, three of the largest providers of educational tests introduced computer-based versions of proficiency tests for English as a foreign language. Around the same time, many institutions began to offer Web-based tests for particular language courses and classes. These two phenomena have greatly added to the momentum of work in computer-assisted testing and mean that assessment through computer technology is becoming a fact for language learners in educational settings and therefore for teachers and researchers. This book is the first to consider the theoretical, methodological and practical issues and their implications for language-teaching professionals wishing to engage with computer-assisted assessment. It overviews the work in the field, evaluates examples of assessment though computer technology, and provides language teachers and researchers with practical guidelines for implementation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #122430 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

Customer Reviews

Eminent
This book is part of Cambridge Language Assessment Series that were edited by the two language assessment figures Alderson and Bachman. Authored by Chapelle and Douglas, the book introduces the potentials of CALT (Computer Assisted Language Testing) as well as its controversies. Although the authors believe in the potentials and believe that they outweigh the limitations, they presented in this book a critical review of the research that dealt with these controversial and argumentative issues.

Worth reading.