The Handbook of Research on Assessment Literacy and Teacher-Made Testing in the Language Classroom is an essential reference source that discusses effective language assessment and educator roles in evaluation design. Featuring research on topics such as course learning outcomes, learning analytics, and teacher collaboration, this book is ideally designed for educators, administrative officials, linguists, academicians, researchers, and education students seeking coverage on an educators role in evaluation design and analyses of evaluation methods and outcomes.

This volume addresses the broad theme and specific topics associated with current thinking in the field of language testing and assessment.

Inteoduction to: Putting language assessment in its place; Purposes for assessment; The practice of language assessment; The qualities of effective assessment systems;assessing receptive skills; assessing productive and interactive skills; Multiplication and division:trends in language assessment; commentary on tasks

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.