Second Language Assessment and Mixed Methods Research /
edited by Aleidine J Moeller, John W Creswell, and Nick Saville.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- xvii, 350 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Studies in Language Testing .
Vol. 43 in the Studies in Language Testing series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Test developers have a responsibility to ensure that the assessments they develop meet the needs of test users and provide a fair assessment in educational and social contexts. Mixed methods research plays an important role in providing a set of different but complementary research tools which can be used to underpin the assessment validation process and add value to assessment research. The purpose of this volume is to create a deeper understanding of the role of mixed methods in language assessment, and to provide essential information needed to conduct and publish mixed methods research within the context of language assessment. Mixed methods language assessment studies on topics such as community-based participatory test development, investigating test impact, developing new test tasks and rating scales, illustrate first-hand the benefits and addded value of mixed methods to the language testing and assessment field. Key features of the volume include: theoretical insights and practical guidance on the use of mixed methods research advise on the essential components for conducting and publishing mixed methods research case studies from language assessment to demonstrate how mixed methods research can be rigorously and systematically applied in a specific context.
This is the first volume of its kind to comprehensively illustrate the application of the principles of mixed methods research in language assessment and to combine theoretical insights and practical illustrations of good practice. As such, it is a valuable reference work for academics, post graduate students and practitioners, and anyone seeking to understand the purpose, design and application of mixed methods research." (Book Cover)
CONTENTS Acknowledgements Series Editors' Note Notes on contributors Section 1 - LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND MIXED METHODS RESEARCH: FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SYMBIOSIS 1. The confluence of language assessment and mixed methods / 2. Managing language assessment systems and mixed methods / Aleidine J Moeller Nick Saville Section 2 - CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS RESEARCH: KEY ELEMENTS, STEPS AND CONSIDERATIONS 3. What is mixed methods research? / 4. Mixed methods designs /
5. Drawing mixed methods procedural diagrams /
6. Writing and publishing mixed methods studies in second language learning and assessment: Ten essential elements / John W Creswell and Yuchun Zhou
Nick Ziegler and Le Kang Debra R Miller and Carolina Bustamante Sheri Hurlbut Section 3 - MIXED METHODS RESEARCH IN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: CASE STUDIES 7. Enhancing test validation through rigorous mixed methods components / 8. A community-based participatory approach to test development: The International Legal English Certificate / 9. Rating scale development: A multistage exploratory sequential design / 10. The development of a new Reading task: A mixed methods approach / 11. Investigating the impact of international assessment: A convergent parallel mixed methods approach / Timothy C Guetterman and Angeliki Salamoura Ivana Vidakovic and Martin Robinson Evelina Galaczi and Nahal Khabbazbashi Mark Elliott and Gad S Lim Hanan Khalifa and Coreen Docherty Section 4 - FROM IDEAS TO ACTION 12. Ideas to action: A framework for the design and implementation of a mixed methods study /
Andrew Hustad and Sarah McElwee References Author index
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Second language acquisition--Methodology. Second language acquisition--Study and teaching--Research. Language and languages--Ability testing--Research. Language and languages--Study and teaching--Research.