Assessing Reading /

Assessing Reading / J. Charles Alderson.

This is a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the assessment of reading in a foreign or second language. It reviews theory, research and practice in the assessment of reading.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author:	Alderson, J. Charles (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Series:	Cambridge Language Assessment.
Subjects:	Reading > Ability testing. Educational tests and measurements. Language and languages > Study and teaching. Reading, Psychology of.

Table of Contents:

Contenido: The nature of reading
Variables that affect the nature of reading
Research into the assessment of reading ability
A framework for test desing
Tests in the real world: test purposes
Techniques for testing reading
The development of reading ability
The way forward. Assessing the interaction between reader and text: processes and strategies.