Challenges in Language Testing Around the World - Bog

1. Introducing Challenges in Language Testing Around the World.- 2. Problems Caused by Ignoring Descriptive Statistics in Language Testing.- 3. Disregarding Data Due Diligence Versus Checking and Communicating Parametric Statistical Testing Procedure Assumptions.- 4. Washback of the Reformed College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) in English Learning and Teaching in China, and Possible Solutions.- 5. Fairness in College Entrance Exams in Japan and the Planned Use of External Tests in English.- 6. (Mis)use of High-stakes Standardized Tests for Multiple Purposes in Canada? A Call for an Evidence-based Approach to Language Testing and Realignment of Instruction.- 7. Testing in ESP: Approaches and Challenges in Aviation and Maritime English.- 8. A Conceptual Framework on the Power of Language Tests as Social Practice.- 9. The Washback Effect of the Vietnam Six-levels of Foreign Language Proficiency Framework (KNLNNVN): The Case of the English Proficiency Graduation Benchmark.- 10. Avoiding Scoring Malpractice: Supporting Reliable Scoring of Constructed-response Items in High-stakes Exams.- 11. Score Changes with Repetition of Paper Version(s) of the TOEFL in an Arab Gulf State: A Natural Experiment.