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February 2010. There is a new language testing feature available this month on the use of tests to achieve political harmonization. This is a practice as old as organized society. The earliest existing test for this purpose (actually linked to a textbook - Bede's On the Reckoning of Time) dates from 809 CE. The feature has a copy of the test for you to download, a discussion of the context of its use, and some thoughts about the modern use of tests for overtly political purposes. You can also download a pdf copy of Test use and political philosophy (2009).
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The winter language testing competition is now closed, and the entries will go to the two judges. Thank you to everyone who took part, and we hope to have a definition of 'language testing' that we can use on this site. The winning entry will be announced next month, and the winner will get a copy of Practical Language Testing.
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Also new is the subscription service in the jobs section - actually added part way through January. This takes advantage of 'web slicing' - a new technology introduced with Internet Explorer 8. You can now get automatic updates on the favorites bar of your browser whenever new testing and assessment jobs are available. The subscription services will be expanded shortly - see below for more information.
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The new job subscription service takes advantage of the new technology of web slicing. I am working on a similar subscription service for the news on this page, which I hope to have ready by March.
I am also working on a new feature to release in the Spring, on Assessment for Learning. Some of my students have been interested in the integration of teaching and assessment this year, so this will be an opportunity to create a resource that others might like to use in their own seminars. Watch this space!
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The Language Testing Bookstore
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Testing and Assessment Humour |
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Testing and assessment is serious because it can affect the lives of test takers, institutions, and society. But like all human and social activities, there is a humorous side as well. So after all the heavy stuff in the rest of this web site, you may enjoy looking at testing in a rather different way, in the fun page.
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