On Topic Validity in Speaking Tests Paperback / softback
by Nahal Khabbazbashi
Edited by Lynda Taylor, Nick Saville
Part of the Studies in Language Testing series
Paperback / softback
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Topics are often used as a key speech elicitation method in performance-based assessments of spoken language and yet, the validity and fairness issues surrounding topics are surprisingly under-researched.
Are different topics 'equivalent' or 'parallel'? Can some topics bias against or favour individuals or groups of individuals?
Does background knowledge of topics have an impact on performance?
Might the content of test taker speech affect their scores – and perhaps more importantly, should it?
This monograph draws on original data as well as insights from empirical and theoretical research to address these questions.
Grounded in the real-world assessment context of IELTS, this volume explores issues related to topic validity against the backdrop of one of the world's most high stakes language tests.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:246 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:04/02/2022
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- ISBN:9781009102490
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:246 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:04/02/2022
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- ISBN:9781009102490
