The Limits of Ethics on Language Testing.

Davies, Alan

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ERIC Number: EJ557041

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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The Limits of Ethics on Language Testing.

Davies, Alan

Language Testing, v14 n3 p235-41 Nov 1997

Addresses the role of ethics and its limits in professional activities such as language testing. Consideration is given to language testing as a means of political control, the definition of the test construct, the effects of language tests on the various stakeholders involved, and criteria for promoting ethicality in language testing. (six references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Ethics, Language Tests, Measurement Techniques, Power Structure, Role Perception, Second Language Learning, Social Control, Sociolinguistics, Standards, Test Construction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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