TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bachman,Lyle F.
AU  - Savignon,Sandra J.
TI  - Fundamental considerations in language testing
SN  - 9780194370028 (pbk.)
U1  - 418.0076  22
PY  - 1990///
CY  - Oxford (England), New York
PB  - Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Ability testing
KW  - Examinations
KW  - Communicative competence
N1  - Contents;

1. Introduction 
The aims of the book 
The climate for language testing 
Research and development : Needs and problems 
Research and development : An agenda 

2. Measurement 
Introduction 
Definition of terms : Measurement, test, evaluation 
Essential measurement qualities 
Properties of measurement scales 
etc.

3. Uses of language tests 
Introduction 
Uses of language tests in educational programs 
Research uses of language tests 
etc.

4. Communicative language ability 
Introduction 
Language proficiency and communicative competence 
A theoretical framework of communicative language 

5. Test methods 
Introduction 
A framework of test method facets 
Applications of this framework to language testing 

6. Reliability 
Introduction
Factors that affect language test scores 
Classical true score measurement theory 
Generalizability theory 
etc.

7. Validation 
Introduction 
Reliability and validity revisited 
Validity as a unitary concept 
The evidential basis of validity 

8. Some persistent problems and future directions 
Introduction 
Authentic language tests 
Some future directions 
etc.




; Bibliography : p. 361-394 . _ Author index : p. 395-396 . _ Subject index : p. 397-408.
ER  -