1. Assessment Purposes  Assessment for Curriculum Diagnostic Motivation Grades  Assessment for Communication Certification Selection  Assessment for Accountability Proof of Outcomes Certification Grades Chapelle, Carol A. & Geoff Brindley. 2010. Assessment. In Norbert Schmitt, editor. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 15, pp. 247-267. London: Hodder Education, p. 246.

2. Language Assessment: Fundamental Concepts 1. Construct Definition 2. Test Methods 3. Validation Chapelle, Carol A. & Geoff Brindley. 2010. Assessment. In Norbert Schmitt, editor. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 15, pp. 247-267. London: Hodder Education, p. 246.

3. Construct and Specificity Relationship Quad. Description Test 1. Ability/SpecificChemSPEAK 2. Ability/GeneralVocab Levels Test 3. Perform/SpecificOccup English Test 4. Perform/GeneralACTFL Chapelle, Carol A. & Geoff Brindley. 2010. Assessment. In Norbert Schmitt, editor. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 15, pp. 247-267. London: Hodder Education, pp. 251-253.

4. Test Task Characteristics 1. Setting 2. Rubrics 3. Input to test-takers 4. Output expected from learner 5. Input / Output Relationship Chapelle, Carol A. & Geoff Brindley. 2010. Assessment. In Norbert Schmitt, editor. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 15, pp. 247-267. London: Hodder Education, p. 254.

5. Test Validation 1. Content validity 2. Criterion-related validity 3. Construct validity Chapelle, Carol A. & Geoff Brindley. 2010. Assessment. In Norbert Schmitt, editor. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 15, pp. 247-267. London: Hodder Education, pp. 254-257.

6. Test Analysis 1. Item difficulty 2. Correlation Chapelle, Carol A. & Geoff Brindley. 2010. Assessment. In Norbert Schmitt, editor. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 15, pp. 247-267. London: Hodder Education, pp. 256-257.

7. What is Washback? Chapelle, Carol A. & Geoff Brindley. 2010. Assessment. In Norbert Schmitt, editor. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 15, pp. 247-267. London: Hodder Education, pp. 258-259.

8. Possible Assessment Related Jobs  Writing test items  Compiling, editing tests  Analyzing test results  Analyzing correlation between tests  Teaching students to PREPARE for tests  Writing test preparation materials

9. ‘Alternative Assessment  Observation  Portfolios  Self-Assessment  ‘Alternative’ assessment: Advantages and disadvantages Chapelle, Carol A. & Geoff Brindley. 2010. Assessment. In Norbert Schmitt, editor. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 15, pp. 247-267. London: Hodder Education, pp. 259-264.