Performance Assessment in Language Testing.

Shohamy, Elana

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ERIC Number: EJ501484

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Performance Assessment in Language Testing.

Shohamy, Elana

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v15 p188-211 1995

Reviews recent trends in performance testing, focusing on different definitions of performance testing; the extent to which performance tests have drawn upon the theoretical discussions of competence and performance; research on performance tests; and future developmental and research questions. (66 references) (MDM)

Descriptors: Definitions, Evaluation Methods, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Linguistic Theory, Performance Based Assessment, Student Evaluation, Test Theory

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Issue Title: Survey of the Field of Applied Linguistics.