High-Stakes Testing The Impact of the LPATE on English Language Teachers in Hong Kong /

This book provides a detailed account of the origin, development, administration, revision and subsequent research findings on the benchmarking initiative from 1996-2016. It presents an overall assessment of the initiative's impact on major stakeholders, predictions regarding the way forward, a...

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Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Singapore : Springer Singapore , 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9789811063589
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  • Section I Background to Higher-Stakes Assessment
  • 1 Introduction and Background to High-Stakes Assessment
  • 2 Research Literature
  • 3 Issues in High-Stakes Assessment
  • 4 Background to the Hong Kong Education System
  • 5 The Initial 1996 Consultancy Study
  • 6 The English Language Benchmark Subject Committee
  • 7 The Pilot Benchmark Assessment (English)
  • 8 Determining Benchmarks after the PBAE
  • Section II The LPATE Enhancement Courses in Hong Kong: The Case of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • 9 The LPATE Training Courses: An Initiative to improve Teacher Language Proficiency
  • 10 The CUHK LPATE Training COurses: Reading and Listening
  • 11 The CUHK LPATE Training Courses: Writing, Speaking and Classroom Language
  • Section III The LPATE: A High-Stakes Assessment in Operation (2001-2007)
  • 12 The Operation of the LPATE (2001-2005)
  • 13 The Revision of the LPATE
  • 14 Maintaining Standards in the Indirectly-Assessed Components of the LPATE
  • 15 Misconceptions of the LPATE in the Media: Perspectives on Educational Change
  • 16 A Quantitative Investigation of Stakeholder Perceptions
  • 17 A Qualitative Interpretation of the Impact of the LPATE on Key Stakeholders
  • Section V Conclusion
  • 18 Concluding Comments on the Benchmarking (LPATE) Project: Strengths, Weaknesses and Constraints.