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 Handbooks for the English Classroom
Assessment
Michael Harris and Paul McCann
 
MACMILLANHEINEMANN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHINGA division of Macmillan Publishers LtdMacmillan Oxford, Between Towns Road OX4 3PPISBN 0 435 28252 2 ©Michael Harris, Paul McCann 1994, Macmillan Publishers LtdFirst published 1994All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, orotherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers.Designed by Mike BrainCover illustration by Jacky RoughIllustrated by:Nick HardcastleGeoff JonesThe authors would like to thank Pauline Rea-Dickens, Alex Teasdale and Annie McDonald for helpfulsuggestions, Christina and Maria José for support and patience.Printed and bound in Scotland by Thomson Litho Ltd.
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 ©Michael Harris, Paul McCann 1994, Macmillan Publishers Ltd
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CONTENTS
Introduction2Prejudices and problems2Suggestions and solutions 3Chapter 1Informal assessment51.1Introduction51.2When and what to assess71.3Informal assessment of linguistic factors91.4Informal assessment of non-linguistic factors211.5Results from informal assessment24Action points25Chapter 2Formal assessment262.1Why test?262.2Planning assessment programmes302.3Choosing test formats342.4Writing, administering and marking tests492.5Results from formal assessment60Suggested answers61Action points62Chapter 3 Self-assessment633.1Introduction633.2Laying the foundations683.3Assessing performance743.4Reviewing progress803.5Results from self-assessment86Suggested answers88Action points88Glossary of terms89Bibliography94
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