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Validity in educational & psychological assessment

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sage Publications 2014 CambridgeDescription: xxi, 253p. Includes tables, figures, index and referencesISBN:
  • 9781446253236
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.26 N3V2
Summary: Validity is the hallmark of quality for educational and psychological measurement. But what does quality mean in this context? And to what, exactly, does the concept of validity apply? These apparently innocuous questions parachute the unwary inquirer into a minefield of tricky ideas. This book guides you through this minefield, investigating how the concept of validity has evolved from the nineteenth century to the present day. Communicating complicated concepts straightforwardly, the authors answer questions like: What does 'validity' mean? What does it mean to 'validate'? How many different kinds of validity are there? When does validation begin and end? Is reliability a part of validity, or distinct from it? https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/validity-in-educational-and-psychological-assessment/book239005
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Table of content

Validity and Validation
The Genesis of Validity: Mid-1800s–1951
The Fragmentation of Validity: 1952–1974
The (Re)Unification of Validity: 1975–1999
The Deconstruction of Validity: 2000–2012
Twenty-first-century Evaluation

Validity is the hallmark of quality for educational and psychological measurement. But what does quality mean in this context? And to what, exactly, does the concept of validity apply? These apparently innocuous questions parachute the unwary inquirer into a minefield of tricky ideas. This book guides you through this minefield, investigating how the concept of validity has evolved from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Communicating complicated concepts straightforwardly, the authors answer questions like:

What does 'validity' mean?
What does it mean to 'validate'?
How many different kinds of validity are there?
When does validation begin and end?
Is reliability a part of validity, or distinct from it?



https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/validity-in-educational-and-psychological-assessment/book239005

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