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Language Assessment Literacy

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ID23677409
AuthorsOfra Inbar‐Lourie (0000-0002-8653-1851, corresponding author)
Year2012
Publication date2012-11-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueEncyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0605
OpenAlexW1556219710
ISBN9781405198431
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited47

Language assessment literacy forms the knowledge base needed to conduct language assessment procedures, that is, to design, administer, interpret, utilize, and report language assessment data for different purposes. The term is derived from the generic assessment literacy concept which refers to the knowledge and skills required for performing assessment‐related actions (Stiggins, 1991; Webb, 2002). Language assessment literacy encompasses not only familiarity with tools and procedures for evaluating students' language abilities, but additional components, particularly the ability to render apt feedback so as to effectively direct learners toward setting and reaching future learning targets. Furthermore, assessment literate professionals are also aware of the ethical aspects involved in the assessment process and of the possible ramifications of putting assessment‐based decisions into practice, hence consequential validity (Messick, 1989).

Language assessment · Literacy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Process (computing) · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Higher Education Learning Practices · Psychology · Student Assessment and Feedback

  • Investigating Language Assessment Literacy of Novice In-service English Teachers in Private Colleges and Universities

    Open Access•Yaojing Xie•Academic Journal of Humanities &…•2024

  • Teacher Educators’ Conceptions of Language Assessment Literacy in Norway

    Open Access•Henrik Bøhn, Dina Tsagari•Journal of Language Teaching and…•2021

  • Teacher assessment literacy in practice

    Open Access•Yueting Xu, Gavin T L Brown•Teaching and Teacher Education•2016

  • The interconnection between second language teachers’ language assessment literacy and professional agency

    Open Access•Behzad Mansouri, Khazar Molana et al.•System•2021

  • Language assessment training in Hong Kong

    Open Access•Ricky Lam•Language Testing•2015

  • Developing classroom-based language assessment literacy for in-service EFL teachers

    Open Access•Chunshou Lan, Shengyu Fan•Studies In Educational Evaluation•2019

  • A Diagnostic study on teachers’ beliefs and practices in foreign language assessment

    Open Access•Frank Giraldo Aristizábal•Íkala Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura•2018

  • Let a hundred flowers bloom

    Open Access•Xiaoli Su, Hubin Yin et al.•Linguistics and Education•2024

  • Developing Assessment Literacy

    Open Access•Lynda Taylor•Annual Review of Applied…•2009

  • English Learners Left Behind

    Kate Menken•English Learners Left Behind•2008

  • Exploring Teacher Candidates' Assessment Literacy

    Open Access•Louis Volante, Xavier E Fazio et al.•Canadian Journal of Education /…•2007

  • Assessment Literacy for the Language Classroom

    Glenn Fulcher•Language Assessment Quarterly•2012

  • Inside the Black Box

    Open Access•Paul Black, Dylan Wiliam•Phi Delta Kappan•2010

  • Assessing Multilingual Competencies

    Open Access•Elana Shohamy•Modern Language Journal•2011

  • Assessment Crisis

    Open Access•Richard J Stiggins•Phi Delta Kappan•2002

  • Glocalization

    Roland Robertson•Global Modernities•1995

  • Teacher assessment and psychometric theory

    Open Access•Alex Teasdale, Constant Leung•Language Testing•2000

  • Rethinking assessment from a critical perspective

    Open Access•Brian K Lynch•Language Testing•2001

  • Constructing a language assessment knowledge base

    Open Access•Ofra Inbar‐Lourie, Ofra Inbar-Lourie•Language Testing•2008

  • Defining assessment literacy

    Open Access•Heejeong Jeong•Language Testing•2013

  • The contradictory culture of teacher-based assessment

    Open Access•CHRIS DAVISON•Language Testing•2004

  • The essentials of assessment literacy

    Open Access•Margaret E Malone•Language Testing•2013

  • Language assessment as social practice

    Open Access•Tim Mcnamara•Language Testing•2001

  • Language assessment literacy as self-awareness

    Open Access•Angela Scarino•Language Testing•2013

  • The place of language testing and assessment in the professional preparation of foreign language teachers in China

    Open Access•Yan Jin•Language Testing•2010

  • Understanding teachers as agents of assessment

    Open Access•Pauline Rea-Dickins, Pauline Rea‐Dickins•Language Testing•2004

  • Language testing courses

    Open Access•James Dean Brown, Kathleen M Bailey•Language Testing•2008

  • Developing the assessment literacy of university proficiency test users

    Open Access•Kieran O’Loughlin•Language Testing•2013

  • Dark alleys and blind bends

    Open Access•Patricia Broadfoot, Patricia M Broadfoot•Language Testing•2005

  • Defining the language assessment literacy gap

    Open Access•John Pill, Luke Harding•Language Testing•2013

  • Communicating the theory, practice and principles of language testing to test stakeholders

    Open Access•Lynda Taylor•Language Testing•2013

  • Language testing

    Open Access•C Roever, Tim Mcnamara•International Journal of Applied…•2006

  • Principles for Large‐Scale Classroom‐Based Teacher Assessment of English Learners' Language

    Open Access•LIZ HAMP‐LYONS•TESOL Quarterly•2009

  • Portfolios, Power, and Ethics

    Brian K Lynch, Brian Lynch et al.•TESOL Quarterly•2005

  • What Needs to Be Developed to Facilitate Classroom‐Based Assessment

    Open Access•Alister Cumming•TESOL Quarterly•2009

  • Current Issues in English Language Teacher‐Based Assessment

    Open Access•CHRIS DAVISON, Constant Leung•TESOL Quarterly•2009

  • Formative Assessment Issues Across the Curriculum

    Open Access•Paul Black•TESOL Quarterly•2009

  • Expanding Horizons and Unresolved Conundrums

    Constant Leung, Jo Lewkowicz•TESOL Quarterly•2006

  • The Role of Assessment in a Learning Culture

    Lorrie A Shepard•Educational Researcher•2000

  • Examining Language in Context

    Open Access•Guillermo Solano-Flores, Guillermo Solano‐Flores et al.•Educational Researcher•2003

  • Improving Teachers’ Assessment Practices Through Professional Development

    Open Access•Mistilina Sato, L Wei et al.•American Educational Research…•2008

  • Textbook trends in teaching language testing

    Open Access•Alan Davies•Language Testing•2008

Unique citing works8
Citations per year0.73
Citation span2015 - 2024 (10)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1

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