ALEIDINE J. MOELLER，内布拉斯加大学林肯大学；JOHN W. CRESWELL，内布拉斯加大学林肯大学；NICK SAVILLE，欧洲语言测试者协会主席、剑桥大学考试委员会测试研发总监。

本书全面阐述了语言测评研究中的混合方法研究（Mixed  Methods  Research），既有对混合方法研究和语言测评的理论探讨，也有混合方法研究在语言测评开发和研究中应用的案例，对于我国的语言测评研究人员是不可多得的研究方法参考书目。
本书共分为四个部分：第一部分聚焦语言测评与混合方法研究结合时要考虑的基本因素，第二部分探讨开展混合方法研究的重要组成部分、主要步骤和考虑因素，第三部分展示语言测评领域采用混合方法研究的个案研究，第四部分提出混合方法研究在实际应用中的建议。

Contents

导　读 范劲松　iii
Acknowledgements xvii
Series Editors’ note xviii
Notes on contributors xxi

Section 1
Language assessment and mixed methods research：
Fundamental considerations and symbiosis 1
1　The confluence of language assessment and mixed methods 2
Aleidine J． Moeller
2　Managing language assessment systems and mixed methods 18
Nick Saville

Section 2
Conducting mixed methods research： Key elements， steps
and considerations 35
3　What is mixed methods research? 36
John W． Creswell and Yuchun Zhou
4　Mixed methods designs 54
Nick Ziegler and Le Kang
5　Drawing mixed methods procedural diagrams 92
Debra R． Miller and Carolina Bustamante
6　Writing and publishing mixed methods studies in second language 130
learning and assessment： Ten essential elements
Sheri Hurlbut

Section 3
Mixed methods research in language assessment： Case studies 167
7　Enhancing test validation through rigorous mixed methods components 168
Timothy C． Guetterman and Angeliki Salamoura
8　A community-based
participatory approach to test development： 196
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Ivana Vidakovi？ and Martin Robinson
9　Rating scale development： A multistage exploratory sequential design 231
Evelina Galaczi and Nahal Khabbazbashi
10　The development of a new Reading task： A mixed methods approach 259
Mark Elliott and Gad S． Lim
11　Investigating the impact of international assessment： A convergent 301
parallel mixed methods approach
Hanan Khalifa and Coreen Docherty

Section 4
From ideas to action 332
12　Ideas to action： A framework for the design and implementation of a 333
mixed methods study
Andrew Hustad and Sarah McElwee

References 364