1.Validity

Messick, S. (1995). Validity of psychological assessment: Validation of inferences from persons’ responses and performances as scientific inquiry into score meaning. American Psychologist, 50(9), 741–749.

2. Validity in the language classroom

Moss, P. (2003). Reconceptualizing validity for classroom assessment. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 22(4), 13–25.

3. Reliability

Chapelle, C. A. (2013). Reliability in language assessment. In C. A. Chapelle (Ed.), The encyclopaedia of applied linguistics (pp. 1–6). Chichester, UK: Blackwell Publishing.

Alderson, J. C., Clapham, C., & Wall, D. (1995). Language test construction and evaluation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (pp. 87–89)

4. Test specifications/blueprints

Bachman, L. F., & Palmer, A. S. (2010). Language assessment in practice. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. (pp. 368–382)

5. Language use and language ability

Bachman, L. F., & Palmer, A. S. (2010). Language assessment in practice. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. (pp. 33–58)

6. Kinds of tests and testing

Hughes, A. (2003). Testing for language teachers (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (pp. 11–25)

7. Describing characteristics of language use and language assessment tasks

Bachman, L. F., & Palmer, A. S. (2010). Language assessment in practice. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. (pp. 59–84)

8. Developing assessment tasks

Bachman, L. F., & Palmer, A. S. (2010). Language assessment in practice. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. (pp. 306–320)

9. Summative and formative assessment

Weir, C. J. (2001). The formative and summative uses of language test data: Present concerns and future directions. In C. Elder & A. Davies (Eds.), Experimenting with uncertainty: Essays in honour of Alan Davies (pp. 117–125). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

10. Washback

Alderson, J. C., & Wall, D. (1993).Does washback exist? AppliedLinguistics, 14, 115–129.

11. Prototypes, prototyping and field tests

Fulcher, G., & Davidson, F. (2007). Language testing and assessment: An advanced resource book. London, UK: Routledge. (pp. 76–89)

12. Classical Item Analysis

Alderson, J. C., Clapham, C., & Wall, D. (1995). Language test construction and evaluation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (pp. 80–86).

Fulcher, G., & Davidson, F. (2007). Language testing and assessment: An advanced resource book. London, UK: Routledge. (pp. 101–104)