@inbook{41c079387bc44a599bae08b0c381b722,
title = "Assessing Depth of Word Knowledge of Beginner Learners of French, German and Spanish Aged 11–14 in England",
abstract = "This chapter focuses on the development of vocabulary achievement tests for young, beginner learners of French, German and Spanish as foreign languages. Key challenges at this level include: (1) identifying test items that correspond to appropriate aspects of word knowledge; (2) adapting the design of these items to the context of school pupils; (3) ensuring parity across learners and languages; (4) designing flexible tests that can be completed both in-class and online. We describe our test purpose and rationale, and present examples of items used in England{\textquoteright}s National Centre for Excellence for Language Pedagogy (NCELP) tests which are currently being piloted in some of NCELP{\textquoteright}s 45 networked schools and beyond.",
author = "Natalie Finlayson and Emma Marsden",
year = "2023",
month = mar,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-18950-0_9",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031189494",
series = "New Language Learning and Teaching Environments",
publisher = "Palgrave Macmillan",
pages = "137--161",
editor = "Chong, {Sin Wang} and Hayo Reinders",
booktitle = "Innovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment",
edition = "1",
}