Premium
Gathering and Evaluating Validity Evidence: The Generalized Assessment Alignment Tool
Author(s) -
Cizek Gregory J.,
Kosh Audra E.,
Toutkoushian Emily K.
Publication year - 2018
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/jedm.12189
Subject(s) - credentialing , certification , licensure , strengths and weaknesses , computer science , key (lock) , management science , psychology , medical education , political science , medicine , social psychology , engineering , computer security , law
Alignment is an essential piece of validity evidence for both educational (K‐12) and credentialing (licensure and certification) assessments. In this article, a comprehensive review of commonly used contemporary alignment procedures is provided; some key weaknesses in current alignment approaches are identified; principles for evaluating alignment methods are distilled; and a new approach to investigating alignment is proposed and illustrated. The article concludes with suggestions for alignment research and practice.