●導讀 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
2 Managing language assessment systems and mixed methods 18
Section 2
Conducting mixed methods research：Key elements，steps and considerations 35
3 What is mixed methods research? 36
4 Mixed methods designs 54
5 Drawing mixed methods procedural diagrams 92
6 Writing and publishing mixed methods studies in second language learning and assessment：Ten essential elements 130
Section 3
Mixed methods research in language assessment: Case studies 167
7 Enhancing test validation through rigorous mixed methods components 168
8 A community-based participatory approach to test development：The International Legal English Certificate 196
9 Rating scale development：A multistage exploratory sequential design 231
11 Investigating the impact of international assessment：A convergent parallel mixed methods approach 301
Section 4
From ideas to action 332
12 Ideas to action：A framework for the design and implementation of a mixed methods study 333
References 364

本書全面闡述了語言測評研究中的混合方法研究（Mixed Methods Research），既有對混合方法研究和語言測評的理論探討，也有混合方法研究在語言測評開發和研究中應用的案例，對於我國的語言測評研究人員是的研究方法參考書目。
本書共分為四個部分：第一部分聚焦語言測評與混合方法研究結合時要考慮的基本因素，第二部分探討開展混合方法研究的重要組成部分、主要步驟和考慮因素，第三部分展示語言測評領域采用混合方法研究的個案研究，第四部分提出混合方法研究在實際應用中的建議。