Language testing and Assessment
This is one of ten volumes of the Encyclopedia of Language and Education published by Springer. The Encyclopedia–now in this, its third edition–isundoubtedly the benchmark reference text in itsfield. It was first published in1997 under the general editorship of the late David Corson and comprised eight volumes, each focused on a single, substantive topic in language and education.These included: language policy and political issues in education; literacy; oral discourse and education; second language education; bilingual education; knowl-edge about language; language testing and assessment; and research methods in language and education.