Assessing Language Ability in the Classroom

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Key Questions in Language Assessment
3. The Assessment Instrument, the Respondent, and the Assessment Process
4. Scoring and Evaluating the Assessment Instrument
5. The Process of Responding to an Assessment Instrument
6. Preparing an Assessment Instrument
7. Assessing Reading Comprehension
8. Assessing Listening and Speaking
9. Assessing Written Expression
10. Taking Stock

Summary

This second edition presents various principles for guiding teachers through the assessment process (dictation, cloze
summary, oral interview, role plays, portfolio assessment techniques).

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Cohen, Andrew D. Cohen, James Ed. Cohen
• Publisher: National Geographic Learning
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1994
• EAN: 9780838442623
• ISBN: 978-0-8384-4262-3
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 546 g
• Series: Teaching Methods; Teaching Methods
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics