Assessing Language through Computer Technology

• Main Authors: Chapelle, Carol (Author), Douglas, Dan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2006
• Series: The Cambridge language assessment series
• Subjects: Language and languages > Data processing > Ability testing
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• Physical Description: xiii, 138 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-129) and indexes
• ISBN: 9780521840217; 0521549493; 9780521549493

"In 1998 and 1999, three of the largest providers of educational tests introduced computer-based versions of proficiency tests for English as a Foreign Language. Around the same time, many institutions began to offer web-based tests for particular language courses and classes. These two phenomena have greatly added to the momentum of work in computer-assisted testing and mean that assessment through computer technology is becoming a fact for language learners in educational settings, and therefore for teachers and researchers. This volume is the first to consider the theoretical, methodological, and practical issues and their implications for language teaching professionals wishing to engage with computer-assisted assessment."--Jacket