Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks
covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning …

Background Producing a sufficient quantity of quality items for use in medical school
examinations is a continuing challenge in medical education. We conducted this scoping …

The kind of technical knowledge found in teacher guides is fundamentally different from the
kind of technical knowledge found in published research about language learning. I refer to …

The quality of items written for in-house examinations in medical schools remains a cause of
concern. Several faculty development programs are aimed at improving faculty's item writing …

Developing a test is a complex and reiterative process which subject to revision even if the
items were developed by skilful item writers. Many commercial test publishers need to …

The important yet under-researched role of item writers in the selection and adaptation of
texts for high-stakes reading tests is investigated through a case study involving a group of …

Conceptualizing skills for creating language assessments as an important component of
language assessment literacy (LAL), this study investigates the activities of essay prompt …

Toward the end of the academic year, a man with a clipboard turned up at one of the capital
city's best high schools. He sauntered from classroom to classroom, ignoring the students …

Over the last five years, tremendous strides have been made in advancing the AIG
methodology required to produce items in diverse content areas. However, the one content …

Policy shifts in the United States are beginning to reduce the emphasis on using statewide
assessment results primarily for accountability and teacher evaluation. Increasingly, there …