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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Meaning and Values in Test Validation: The Science and Ethics of Assessment.
Messick, Samuel
Educational Researcher, v18 n2 p5-11 Mar 1989
Presents a unified concept of test validity that integrates both the scientific and ethical considerations of test interpretation and use. Argues that the appropriateness, meaningfulness, and usefulness of score-based inferences are inseparable, and that this integration is based on construct validity. (FMW)
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Ethics, Scores, Social Influences, Test Interpretation, Test Theory, Test Use, Test Validity
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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