Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment

Tim McNamara,Ute Knoch,Jason Fan

Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
21 February 2019
Pages
224
ISBN
9780194017084

Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment

Tim McNamara,Ute Knoch,Jason Fan

This book has two goals, each related to the validity of language assessment. The first goal is to explore the difference between fairness and justice in language assessment. The authors distinguish internal and external dimensions of the equitable and just treatment of individuals taking language tests which are used as gatekeeping devices to determine access to education and employment, immigrant status, citizenship, and other rights. The second goal is to show how the extent of test fairness can be demonstrated and improved using the tools of psychometrics, in particular the models collectively known as Rasch measurement.

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