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Measuring LSP Learning and Course Effectiveness

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Part of the book series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics ((RPAL))

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This chapter will:

  • Define assessment and evaluation

  • Define and discuss validity and reliability in the LSP context

  • Describe high-stakes testing and the use of standardised tests

  • Present different positions on LSP testing

  • Discuss placement tests and the role of self-assessment

  • Discuss the matching of testing methods to teaching methods

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  1. Benedictine University, USA

    Sandra Gollin-Kies

  2. Macquarie University, Australia

    David R. Hall & Stephen H. Moore

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© 2015 Sandra Gollin-Kies, David R. Hall and Stephen H. Moore

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Gollin-Kies, S., Hall, D.R., Moore, S.H. (2015). Measuring LSP Learning and Course Effectiveness. In: Language for Specific Purposes. Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137500762_7

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