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The Centrality of Test Use and Consequences for Test Validity
Author(s) -
Shepard Lorrie A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3992.1997.tb00585.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , centrality , external validity , psychology , test validity , criterion validity , construct validity , social psychology , psychometrics , statistics , clinical psychology , mathematics , geology , paleontology
What are the origins of consequential validity? What is the role of intended test use in validation? Is the study of unintended effects part of validation? What practical problems does this pose?