Target Score Teacher's Book
Target Score Teacher's Book

Author: Charles Talcott

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-11-15

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780521706650

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Target Score Second edition is a preparatory course for the new TOEIC® Test (Test of English for International Communication ®). Fully revised to meet the needs of the new TOEIC® Test, this Second edition also provides effective, classroom-friendly lessons for active, communicative English. Each of the twelve units focuses on one of the principal, recurrent themes of the TOEIC® Test, presenting contextualised language practice and covering the settings and situations that students find in TOEIC® Test questions. The Teacher's Book provides instructors with a complete hands-on guide to balancing the aims of language teaching with test preparation, as well as a range of photocopiable TOEIC® Test-inspired games and activities. It also contains a description of the new TOEIC® Test.

Handbook of Test Development
Handbook of Test Development

Author: Thomas M. Haladyna

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-04-26

Total Pages: 793

ISBN-13: 1135283389

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Despite the fact that test development is a growth industry that cuts across all levels of education and all the professions, there has never been a comprehensive, research-oriented Handbook to which everyone (developers and consumers) can turn for guidance. That is the mission of this book. The Handbook of Test Development brings together well-known scholars and test-development practitioners to present chapters on all aspects of test development. Each chapter contributor is not only a recognized expert with an academic and research background in their designated topic, each one has also had hands-on experience in various aspects of test development. This thirty two-chapter volume is organized into six sections: foundations, content, item development, test design, test production and administration, and post-test activities. The Handbook provides extensive treatment of such important but unrecognized topics as contracting for testing services, item banking, designing tests for small testing program, and writing technical reports. The Handbook is based on the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, which serve as the foundation for sound test development practice. These chapters also suggest best test development practices and highlight methods to improve test validity evidence. This book is appropriate for graduate courses and seminars that deal with test development and usage, professional testing services and credentialing agencies, state and local boards of education, and academic libraries serving these groups.

The Concept of Validity
The Concept of Validity

Author: Robert W. Lissitz

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2009-11-01

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1617352691

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Validity is widely held to be the most important criterion for an assessment. Nevertheless, assessment professionals have disagreed about the meaning of validity almost from the introduction of the term as applied to testing about 100 years ago. Over the years, the best and brightest people in assessment have contributed their thinking to this problem and the fact that they have not agreed is testimony to the complexity and importance of validity. Even today, ways to define validity are being debated in the published literature in the assessment profession. How can such a fundamental concept be so controversial? This book brings focus to diverse perspectives about validity. Its chapter authors were chosen because of their expertise and because they differ from each other in the ways they think about the validity construct. Its introduction and ten chapters bridge both the theoretical and the practical. Contributors include most prominent names in the field of validity and their perspectives are at once cogent and controversial. From these diverse and well-informed discussions, the reader will gain a deep understanding of the core issues in validity along with directions toward possible resolutions. The debate that exists among these authors is a rich one that will stimulate the reader’s own understanding and opinion. Several chapters are oriented more practically. Ways to study validity are presented by professionals who blend current assessment practice with new suggestions for what sort of evidence to develop and how to generate the needed information. In addition they provide examples of some of the options on how to present the validity argument in the most effective ways. The initial chapter by the Editor is an effort to orient the reader as well as providing an overview of the book. Bob Lissitz has provided a brief perspective on each of the subsequent chapters as well as presenting a series of questions regarding validation that the reader will want to try to answer for themselves, as he or she reads through this book. This book’s topic is fundamental to assessment, its authors are distinguished, and its scope is broad. It deserves to become established as a fundamental reference on validity for years to come.

Target Score Student's Book with 2 Audio CDs and Test Booklet with Audio CD
Target Score Student's Book with 2 Audio CDs and Test Booklet with Audio CD

Author: Charles Talcott

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-01-26

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780521543736

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Target Score is a Business English course which provides effective lessons for active, communicative English and prepares professional learners for the TOEIC(TM) Test (Test of English for International Communication TM). Each of the 12 units focuses on one of the principal, recurrent themes of the TOEIC(TM) Test such as Communications, Retailing, Environment and Society. The Student's Book comes packaged with 2 audio CDs plus a test booklet with audio CD and answer key. The Teacher's Book offers valuable support for teachers including a guide to balancing the aims of language teaching with test preparation and a full description of the TOEIC(TM) Test. TOEIC(TM) is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Services (ETS). This publication is not endorsed or approved by ETS.

Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Target Controlled Infusions
Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Target Controlled Infusions

Author: Anthony R. Absalom

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-03-01

Total Pages: 813

ISBN-13: 3319476092

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This is a comprehensive and authoritative presentation of total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and target controlled infusion (TCI). The editors’ international reputation has enabled them to recruit leading experts from around the world to write single-author chapters in their area of expertise. Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Target Controlled Infusions is the first multi-disciplinary, globally authored volume on the topic. Providing a single source of information on all aspects of TIVA and TCI, from pharmacologic modeling and the pharmacology of intravenous anesthetic drugs to practical considerations in the clinical setting and the requirements of special populations, Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Target Controlled Infusions examines the debate about the risks and advantages of TIVA, analyze outcome studies, and provides guidance on creating a curriculum to teach TIVA and TCI.

Research in Computational Molecular Biology
Research in Computational Molecular Biology

Author: S. Cenk Sahinalp

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-04-13

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 3319569708

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21th Annual Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology, RECOMB 2017, held in Hong Kong, China, in May 2017. The 22 regular papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 184 submissions. 16 short abstracts are included in the back matter of the volume. They report on original research in all areas of computational molecular biology and bioinformatics

Food and Agriculture Security
Food and Agriculture Security

Author: Justin J. Kastner

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-11-02

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13:

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This work is a historical, multidisciplinary explanation of the complexities of the food system in the United States and around the world, spanning the beginning of the modern era to today's globalized, interconnected market. A revolution in food supply and trade has been ongoing for decades, although most American consumers have been unaware of these changes—after all, to the end buyer, the food seems the same at the supermarket. But today, a large percentage of our food and agricultural products are imported to our country, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has designated Food and Agriculture as a "Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Sector." Cross-border cooperation is essential, given the volume of trade, the nature of testing required, and the importance of ensuring the safety of these products. This book examines our food system in its entirety, discusses threats to food and agriculture security in America and abroad, and covers trade policy issues and U.S.-specific regulations affecting the food supply chain security. Emerging models of cross-border cooperation in Food and Agriculture Security are also described.