Teacher involvement in high-stakes language testing. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Xerri, Patricia Vella Briffa, editors.
• Editors: Xerri, Daniel; Briffa, Patricia Vella
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- PART 1: Benefits and Challenges of Teacher Involvement in High-stakes Language Testing -- 2. The Role of Classroom Teachers in Standard Setting and Benchmarking -- 3. A Critical Analysis of Teacher Involvement in the English Language Paper of the First School Leaving Certificate Examination (FSLC) in Cameroon -- 4. Potentials and Challenges of Teacher Involvement in Rating Scale Design for High-stakes Exams -- 5. Am I Just Stupid? Key Issues for Teachers Involved in High-stakes Testing with Children who have Dyslexia -- PART 2: Assessment Literacy for/through Teacher Involvement in High-stakes Language Testing -- 6. Are Teachers Given Sufficient Tools as Examiners in the New Foreign Language Speaking Component of the French Baccalauréat? -- 7. Assessment Literacy for Teachers: A Pilot Study Investigating the Challenges, Benefits and Impact of Assessment Literacy Training -- 8. Teachers as Testers: The Case of EOI Teachers in Galicia, Spain -- 9. Teachers Setting the Assessment (Literacy) Agenda: A Case Study of a Teacher-Led National Test Development Project in Luxembourg -- 10. Fostering Language Assessment Literacy Through Teacher Involvement in High-stakes Test Development -- PART 3: Perceptions and Beliefs in Relation to Teacher Involvement in High-stakes Language Testing -- 11. Teacher-examiners' Explicit and Enacted Beliefs about Proficiency Indicators in National Oral Assessments -- 12. Expatriate High School English Teachers' Experiences with Entrance Examination Creation in Japan: Opportunities and Challenges -- 13. English Language Teachers' Perceptions of Involvement in High-stakes Testing in Turkey -- 14. Teacher Involvement in the Russian National Exam in Foreign Languages: Experience and Perspectives -- 15. Teachers' Voices in the Decision to Discontinue a Public Examination Reform: Washback Effects and Implications for Utilizing Tests as Levers for Change -- 16. A Survey of English Language Testing Practices in China: Students' and Teachers' Perspectives -- 17. An Experienced EFL Teacher's Perception of High-stakes English Language Tests and Beliefs about Language Teaching: A Case Study -- 18. Examining Washback in EFL Multi-exam Preparation Classes in Greece: A Focus on Teachers' Teaching Practices -- 19. Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 371.262; Education; Achievement tests; Teachers; Educational tests and measuremen; Language and languages; EDUCATION -- Administration -- General; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; Achievement tests; Teachers; Education -- Language Experience Approach; Education -- Professional Development; Language teaching & learning (other than ELT); Teacher training; Education -- Evaluation; Examinations & assessment; Education; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation; Language Education; Teaching and Teacher Education; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319771779; 3319771779
• Related ISBNs: 9783319771755; 3319771752
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