Lynda Taylor
DEVELOPING ASSESSMENT LITERACY
language testing assessment moved center stage recent years whether educational employment sociopolitical reasons people involved developing tests using test score outcomes though often without background training assessment equip adequately role simultaneously increasing professionalization field led generation standards ethical codes guidelines good testing practice although help make assessment practices transparent accessible wider constituency also risk promoting view language testing highly technical specializedbest left experts trends implications policy practice article reviews efforts promote understanding assessment within field applied linguistics within education society broadly role professional associations academic institutions commercial organizations developing assessment literacy considered well contribution published material types training resources article reflects international language testing community encourage sharing core knowledge skills understanding underpin good quality assessment widely accessibly benefit