'Am I qualified to be a language tester?' : Understanding the development of language assessment literacy across three stakeholder groups

• Published in: Language testing Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 219 - 246
• Main Authors: Yan, Xun, Fan, Jason
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2021; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Apprenticeships; Assessment Literacy; College Faculty; College students; Context Effect; English (Second language); English as a second language instruction; English as a second language tests; English teachers; Evaluation methods; Evaluators; Faculty Development; Familiarity; Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Individual Differences; Interviews; Knowledge Level; Language assessment; Language Teachers; Language testers; Language Tests; Literacy; Majors (Students); Nonmajors; Profiles; Qualitative research; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second language teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Stakeholders; Student assessment; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Testing; Training; China; contextual and experiential factors; Assessment training; language assessment literacy; language assessment in China; self-reflection

Recent investigations into language assessment literacy (LAL) suggest that stakeholder groups might differ in interests, needs, and expectations in assessment practice, resulting in different LAL profiles. This qualitative study furthers this line of research by examining the effect of contextual an...