ABSTRACT
Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volume I: Fundamental Techniques is a resource book that presents the most fundamental techniques of quantitative data analysis in the field of language assessment. Each chapter provides an accessible explanation of the selected technique, a review of language assessment studies that have used the technique, and finally, an example of an authentic study that uses the technique. Readers also get a taste of how to apply each technique through the help of supplementary online resources that include sample data sets and guided instructions. Language assessment students, test designers, and researchers should find this a unique reference as it consolidates theory and application of quantitative data analysis in language assessment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|68 pages
Test development, reliability, and generalizability
section Section II|95 pages
Unidimensional Rasch measurement
chapter 4|20 pages
Applying Rasch measurement in language assessment
section Section III|85 pages
Univariate and multivariate statistical analysis