內容介紹
這是作者為英語教師撰寫的語言測試課程的教材，主要介紹語言測試中常用的統計知識和技術，非常實用。語言測試作為一門學科發展很快，雖然本書出版於1987年，但是書中內容對於我國英語教師以及從事語言測試開發的人來說仍然非常有用。本書用深入淺出的語言介紹了語言測試中常用的統計方法和手段，讀者只需具備基本的教學知識即可掌握書中內容，因此非常實用。
作品目錄
王宗炎序沈家煊序
導讀
Preface
CHAPTER 1 Language Measurement:Its Purposes,Its Types,Its Evaluation
1.1 Purposes of Language Tests
1.2 Types of Language Tests
1.3 Evaluation of Tests
1.4 Summary/Exercises
CHAPTER 2 Measurement Scales
2.1 What Is a Measurement Scale?
2.2 What Are the Major Sategories
2.3 Questionnaires and Attitude Scales
2.4 Scale Transformations
2.5 Summary/Exercises
CHAPTER 3 Data Management in Measurement
3.1 Scoring
3.2 Coding
3.3 Arranging and Grouping of Test Data
3.4 Summary/Exercises
CHAPTER 4 Item Analysis:Item Uniqueness
4.1 Avoiding Problems at the Item-Writing Stage
4.2 Appropriate Distractor Selection
4.3 Item Difficulty
4.4 Item Discriminability
4.5 Item Variability
4.6 Distractor Tallies
4.7 Summary/Exercises
CHAPTER 5 Item and Test Relatedness
CHAPTER 6 Language Test Reliability
CHAPTER 7 Test Validity
CHAPTER 8 Latent Trait Measurement
CHAPTER 9 Item Banking,Machine Construction of Tests,and Computer Adaptive Testing
CHAPTER 10 Evaluation of Language Instruction Programs
Bibliography
Appendix A:Tables
Appendix B:Answers to Questions
Appendix C:Glossary
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