All previous papers on language assessment in the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
make explicit reference to validity. These reviews, like other work on language testing, use …

This book develops an intuitive understanding of IRT principles through the use of graphical
displays and analogies to familiar psychological principles. It surveys contemporary IRT …

Computer Applications in Second Language Acquisition explores computer applications in
second language acquisition by reviewing and interpreting research and development in …

This book is intended for anyone who is seriously interested in designing and validating
multiple-choice test items that measure understanding and the application of knowledge and …

Teaching to Change the World is an up-to-the-moment, engaging, social justice-oriented
introduction to education and teaching, and the challenges and opportunities they present …

“Dr. Dimitrov has constructed a masterpiece—a classic resource that should adorn the shelf
of every counseling researcher and graduate student serious about the construction and …

With the current push toward educational reform, there is great potential for innovation and
change, particularly in large scale testing. One area where change is possible is in cognitive …

Assessment in higher education has become, by any estimate, a curious phenomenon.
Begun modestly as a series of isolated institutional exper iments in the late 1970s …

This commentary brings together a collection of articles that addresses several of the
important issues in research on personal epistemology. We also propose a more integrated …

The actual impact of cognitive theory on testing contrasts sharply with its potential impact,
which suggests some deep incompatibilities between the areas. This article describes and …