books by Lyle F. Bachman

books by Lyle F. Bachman

books:

Lyle F. Bachman

Keeping Score for All: The Effects of Inclusion and Accommodation Policies on Large-Scale Educational ...
Committee on Participation of English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities in NAEP and Other Large-Scale Assessments, National Research Council

National Academies Press, 2004

U.S. public schools are responsible for educating large numbers of English language learners and students with disabilities. This book considers policies for including students with disabilities and English language learners in assessment programs. It also examines the research findings on testing accommodations and their effect on test ...

Interfaces between Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing Research (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)

Cambridge University Press, 1999

The volume includes original papers dealing with different aspects of the interface between SLA and LT research. Second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing (LT) research have largely been viewed as distinct areas of inquiry in applied linguistics. In recent years, however, there has been greater overlap, or interface, between these ...

Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing (Oxford Applied Linguistics)

Lyle F. Bachman

Oxford University Press, USA, 1990

Language teachers cannot afford not to read it!
Bachman shows more than just why tests are important. His depth of insight is illuminating and the carefully analysed topics will definetely trigger an ever lasting curiosity in anyone concerned with testing which is certain to render rewarding dividends.

Language Testing in Practice: Designing and Developing Useful Language Tests (Oxford Applied Linguistics)

Lyle F. Bachman, Adrian S. Palmer

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

Test development concepts and procedures for the real world
Bachman and Palmer have targeted this book halfway between theory and practice, with an audience whose interests are practical but not limited to classroom testing. The book is divided into three parts: the first is concerned with presenting their model of testing ...

Statistical Analyses for Language Assessment (Cambridge Language Assessment)
Lyle F. Bachman

Cambridge University Press, 2004

This book enables practitioners to apply statistics effectively to the development and use of language assessments. The Workbook and CD contain datasets from actual language assessments and data analysis exercises.

Studies in Language Testing 1: An Investigation into the Comparability of Two Tests of English as a Foreign ...
Lyle F. Bachman, Fred Davidson, ...

Cambridge University Press, 1995

This publication documents a major study, which compares the Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) with the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and investigates similarities in test content, candidature and use. While these tests were designed to measure many of the same abilities, they represent radically different approaches to ...