Itcombinestheoryandpracticalrecommendationstohelpteachersunderstandtheprinciplesoftestingandhowtheycanbeapplied,supportingthemtowritebettertests.Thethirdeditionhasbeenextensivelyrevisedandupdatedtoreflectdevelopmentsinthefield,whileretainingthestraightforwardapproachthatmadetheearliereditionsessentialreadingfortraineeandexperiencedteachersalike.Itfeaturesnewcontentontechnology,includingcomputeradaptivetestingandtheuseofautomatedscoringforallskills.Italsoincludesanextendeddiscussionoflanguagetesters’responsibilitiesandnewchaptersonnon-testingmethodsofassessment.
