Argument-Based Validation in Testing and Assessment
- Carol A. Chapelle - Iowa State University, USA
Volume:
184
February 2020 | 160 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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.
List of Tables
List of Figures
Series Editor’s Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1: What Is Argument-Based Validity?
Chapter 2: Validity Argument Design
Chapter 3: Uses and Consequences of Test Scores
Chapter 4: Construct-Related Inferences: Explanation and Extrapolation
Chapter 5: Consistency-Related Inferences: Generalization and Evaluation
Chapter 6: Content Domain-Related Inference: Domain Definition
Chapter 7: Building a Validity Argument
References
Index
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1. What Is Argument-Based Validity?
Chapter 2. Validity Argument Design