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Peer reviewedSmith, John K. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1985
The standard approach to test validity requires a realist or externalist philosophical perspective. An idealist or internalist perspective results in a radically different interpretation of validity. If reality is mind-constructed and truth is agreement, then instruments cannot stand separate from what they purport to measure. (MT)
Descriptors: Measurement Objectives, Philosophy, Test Validity
Peer reviewedFortune, Jim C.; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1983
Measurement of change is essential for documenting the effects of social programs, for refining social-educational programs, and for guiding policy decisions about resource allocation. (CJ)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Measurement Objectives
