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Current Concerns in Validity Theory
Author(s) -
Kane Michael T.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of educational measurement
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.917
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-3984
pISSN - 0022-0655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3984.2001.tb01130.x
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , construct validity , construct (python library) , test theory , external validity , psychology , test validity , epistemology , computer science , psychometrics , social psychology , philosophy , developmental psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , programming language
We are at the end of the first century of work on models of educational and psychological measurement and into a new millennium. This certainly seems like an appropriate time for looking backward and looking forward in assessment. Furthermore, a new edition of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (AERA, APA, & NCME, 1999) has been published, and the previous editions of the Standards have served as benchmarks in the development of measurement theory. This backward glance will be just that, a glance. After a brief historical review focusing mainly on construct validity, the current state of validity theory will be summarized, with an emphasis on the role of arguments in validation. Then how an argument‐based approach might be applied will be examined in regards to two issues in validity theory: the distinction between performance‐based and theory‐based interpretations, and the role of consequences in validation.