Language test construction and evaluation

1 Origins and overview 2 Test specifications: the syllabus on which the test is based 3 Item writing, test assembly and test analysis 4 Trialling the draft test and test analysis 5 The training of examiners and test administrators 6 Monitoring examiner reliability 7 Reporting scores and setting pass marks 8 Post-test reports 9 Test validation 10 Developing and improving tests 11 Standards in language testing: THE STATE OF THE ART