Adapting Tests in Linguistic and Cultural Situations

ISBN-13: 9781107110120 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 708 str.

Dragoş Iliescu

Opis

This book provides a practical but scientifically grounded step-by-step approach to the adaptation of tests in linguistic and cultural contexts.

Spis treści

Part I. Preliminary Issues in Test Adaptations: 1. What is test adaptation?; 2. Copyright and the protection of intellectual property; 3. Standards, guidelines, recommendations; Part II. Equivalence in Test Adaptations: 4. What is equivalence?; 5. Testing for equivalence and detecting bias; 6. Dealing with bias; Part III. Critical Phases in the Adaptation Process: 7. Translation designs; 8. Pretesting; 9. Norming; 10. Closing the process; 11. Examples of test adaptations.