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| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Objectives and expectations, or why we need another book about language testing | p. 1 |
| Conceptual foundations | p. 17 |
| Issues and considerations | p. 19 |
| Describing language use and language ability | p. 33 |
| Describing characteristics of language use and language assessment tasks | p. 59 |
| Justifying the use of language assessments | p. 85 |
| Constructing... MORE | p. 137 |
| Overview of assessment development and use | p. 139 |
| Initial planning | p. 146 |
| Constructing an Assessment Use Argument for developing and justifying a language assessment | p. 156 |
| The intended consequences of using language assessments | p. 177 |
| The decisions to be made on the basis of language assessments | p. 193 |
| Interpretations | p. 209 |
| Assessment records | p. 242 |
| Developing and using language assessments in the real world | p. 247 |
| Real world conditions and constraints on language assessment | p. 249 |
| Developing a Design Statement | p. 269 |
| Developing assessment tasks | p. 306 |
| Recording and interpreting assessment performance | p. 321 |
| Blueprints | p. 368 |
| Preparing effective instructions | p. 383 |
| Collecting feedback and backing | p. 394 |
| Identifying, allocating, and managing resources | p. 411 |
| Using language assessments responsibly | p. 428 |
| Projects | |
| Kindergarten ELL speaking and writing assessment in support of instruction and learning | p. 440 |
| University ESL reading test for making placement/exemption decisions | p. 449 |
| University Elementary Modern Chinese speaking assessment | p. 477 |
| Bibliography | p. 486 |
| Index | p. 495 |
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