Language Testing in Focus: An International Journal

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to submit papers to be included in a special issue titled “Modern Methods of Assessment for Young Learners: research perspectives”. Assessment has been placed at the center of the research and teaching activity over the last decades highlighting the need for employing tools of alternative and authentic assessment in the classrooms. According to Moon (2000), “assessment seems to be something that most teachers spend a lot of time doing. So it is important to consider what it is, why we do it, what kinds of information it provides, and the decisions that might be taken based on that information.”(p. 148). Thus, this special issue aspires to provide a collection of original research-papers which will facilitate an understanding of the multidimensional context of assessment, focusing on assessment methods implemented within young learners’ (4-11 years old) classrooms in the 21st century.