Assessing reading

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Written by a leading expert in both language testing and the nature of reading in a second or foreign language, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of the assessment of reading in a foreign or second language. The book reviews theory, research, and practice in the assessment of reading. It provides the novice with a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of reading assessment, and the researcher with an in-depth discussion of the major issues in the field.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 The Nature of Reading
• 2 Variables that affect the nature of reading
• 3 Research into the assessment of reading
• 4 The reader: defining the construct of reading ability
• 5 A framework for test design
• 6 Tests in the real world: test purposes
• 7 Techniques for testing reading
• 8 The development of reading ability
• The way forward
• Assessing the interaction between reader and text: processes and strategies