English Language Testing in Hong Kong
Author: Joseph Boyle
Publisher: Chinese University Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9789622016019
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Author: Joseph Boyle
Publisher: Chinese University Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9789622016019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Liying Cheng
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-03-17
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 1135213879
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuilding on current theoretical and practical frameworks for English language assessment and testing, this book presents a comprehensive, up-to-date, relevant picture of English language assessment for students in China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and for Chinese learners of English around the world.
Author: Liying Cheng
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-03-17
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 1135213860
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'This volume addresses a very timely and important topic, and provides both broad and in-depth coverage of a number of large-scale English tests in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, and about the Chinese learner.' – Lyle F. Bachman, From the Foreword Building on current theoretical and practical frameworks for English language assessment and testing, this book presents a comprehensive, up-to-date, relevant picture of English language assessment for students in China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and for Chinese learners of English around the world. Written by well-recognized international scholars in language testing, it covers: the history of tests and testing systems, issues and challenges, and current research in China both test-designers’ and test-users’ points of view on test development and test validation within a range of political, economical, social, and financial contexts in China theoretical/conceptual perspectives on the use of the English language assessment at different levels, including societal, university, and schools empirical research related specifically to test development, curricular innovation, and test validation Given the long history of objective testing and its extensive use in Chinese society, and considering the sheer number of students taking various tests in English in China and elsewhere, an understanding of the impact of English language testing is essential for anyone involved in testing and assessment issues in China and elsewhere in the world. This is a must-read volume for testing and assessment policy makers, curriculum designers, researchers, ESL/EFL materials writers, graduate students, and English language teachers/researchers at all levels.
Author: David Coniam
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-07-06
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9812870717
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume gathers contributions in the closely linked fields of English language assessment and language education. The contributors from China and Hong Kong represent a mixture of established and new scholars. Areas covered in the language education section range across major developments in the redefining of Hong Kong’s secondary and tertiary curricula, as well as the huge field of China’s vocational education curriculum. Regarding assessment, the contributions reflect major changes in the marking of examinations in Hong Kong, whereby all examinations from 2012 onwards are marked onscreen, to quality control issues in the administration of China’s College English Test, which is taken by over 10 million candidates every year.
Author: David Coniam
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-10-24
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9811063583
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a detailed account of the origin, development, administration, revision and subsequent research findings on the benchmarking initiative from 1996-2016. It presents an overall assessment of the initiative’s impact on major stakeholders, predictions regarding the way forward, and implications for other countries, especially in South East Asia. In addition, the book discusses what the larger global community can learn from Hong Kong’s two-decade experience of conceptualizing and implementing minimum standard language requirements for teachers.
Author: Y. P. Lee
Publisher: Pergamon
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 190
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Liying Cheng
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-10-06
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 052183614X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This volume will be of particular relevance to language test developers and researchers interested in the consequential validity of tests; it will also be of interest to teachers, curriculum designers, policymakers and others in education concerned with the interface between language testing and teaching practices/programs."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: 司徒天琦
Publisher:
Published: 2017-01-27
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781374705364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis dissertation, "The Impact of the English Language School-based Assessment in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination on the Teaching and Assessment Practices of Teachers of Secondary Four Lower-proficiency Learners: a Case Study" by 司徒天琦, Tin-ki, Tinky, Seto, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b4324116 Subjects: Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong English language - Ability testing
Author: Liying Cheng
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-10-06
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780521544733
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere has been growing interest in recent years in the influence of tests on teaching and learning - a phenomenon commonly referred to as 'washback'. Despite persistent assertions about its nature and scope, empirical studies investigating test washback are still limited in number, and few of these make use of both qualitative and quantitative methods in washback research. This volume presents a study of how the introduction of the 1996 Hong Kong Certificate of Education in English - a high stakes public examination - impacted on classroom teaching and learning in Hong Kong secondary schools. The washback effect was observed initially at the larger 'macro' level, among different stakeholder groups within the Hong Kong educational context; and also at the more local 'micro' level, in terms of teachers' attitudes, teaching content and classroom interactions. This study: provides a theoretical background to the washback concept, discusses the need for empirical investigation of washback, describes the use of a mixed methodology approach in washback research, offers insights into the role of tests as agents of innovation and change in the classroom and broader educational context. This volume will be of particular relevance to language test developers and researchers interested in the consequential validity of tests; it will also be of interest to teachers, curriculum designers, policymakers and others in education concerned with the interface between language testing and teaching practices/programs. Book jacket.
Author: Lily I-Wen Su
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-11-19
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1351254006
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the demand for English language education grows in Asia, there has been a parallel growth in the development and implementation of standardized tests at the local level. Offering much-needed context on locally produced tests in Asia, contributors examine emerging models for English language assessment and the impact these large-scale tests have on the teaching and learning of English. Chapters address the following well-known and developing high-stakes tests in different regions across Asia: the GEPT, the TEPS, the VSTEP, the CET, the EIKEN and TEAP, and the ELPA. Brought together by world-renowned testing assessment scholar Cyril Weir and the Language Training and Testing Center (LTTC), one of Asia’s leading testing institutions based in Taiwan, this volume is a useful reference for evaluating, developing, and validating local tests of English and their societal impact. Comprehensive and research-based, chapters cover historic backgrounds, sociocultural contexts, test quality, international standing, and future considerations. Ideal for graduate students, researchers, and scholars in language assessment, TESOL/TEFL, and applied linguistics, this book will also be of interest to language teaching professionals, language test developers, and graduate students in Asian studies and international education, intercultural communication, and intercultural studies.