Argument-based validation in testing and assessment

Argument-based validation in testing and assessment

by Chapelle, Carol A.

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"Carol A. Chapelle shows readers how to design validation research for tests of human capacities and performance. Any test that is used to make decisions about people or programs should have undergone extensive research to demonstrate that the scores are actually appropriate for their intended purpose. Argument-Based Validation in Testing and Assessment is intended to help close the gap between theory and practice, by introducing, explaining, and demonstrating how test developers can formulate …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Argument-based validation in testing and assessment / Carol A. Chapelle.

Summary

"Carol A. Chapelle shows readers how to design validation research for tests of human capacities and performance. Any test that is used to make decisions about people or programs should have undergone extensive research to demonstrate that the scores are actually appropriate for their intended purpose. Argument-Based Validation in Testing and Assessment is intended to help close the gap between theory and practice, by introducing, explaining, and demonstrating how test developers can formulate the overall design for their validation research from an argument-based perspective." --Descripción del editor.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:c2021.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):SAGE
  • Place of Publication:Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:c2021.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxii, 135 p. : : il. ; : 22 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781544334486, 1544334486, 9781544334479, 1544334478
  • oclc:on1248745311
  • LC Classification:LB3060.7

Table of Contents

1. What is argument-based validity?: Introducing argument-based validity ; The academic tradition of validity ; Evolving concepts in testing ; Conclusion -- 2. Validity argument design: Expressing interpretations and uses: three example tests ; Using claims and inferences to express interpretations and uses ; Structuring claims in a validity argument: from grounds to conclusions ; Identifying evidence: warrants, assumptions, and backing ; Identifying weaknesses and limitations in arguments: rebuttals ; The language of validity argument -- 3. Uses and consequences of test scores: Why start with use and consequences? ; Inferences about use and consequences ; Iowa assessments: warrants for consequence implication and utilization ; TOEFL IBT: warrants for consequence implication and utilization ; MSCEIT: warrants for consequence implication and utilization ; Potential rebuttals -- 4. Construct-related inferences : explanation and extrapolation: Constructs in validity arguments ; Explanation inferences for traits ; Extrapolation inferences for performance ; Combining explanation and extrapolation for interactionalist constructs ; Threats to construct-related inferences -- 5. Consistenc…

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Subjects

Educational tests and measurements -- E… Exámenes -- Validez Examens -- Validité Examinations -- Validity Mediciones y pruebas educativas -- Eval… Pruebas psicológicas -- Evaluación Psychological tests -- Evaluation Tests et mesures en éducation -- Évalua… Tests psychologiques -- Évaluation

Writers

Chapelle, Carol A.

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