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Direct linkNewton, Paul E. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2012
The 1999 "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" defines validity as the degree to which evidence and theory support the interpretations of test scores entailed by proposed uses of tests. Although quite explicit, there are ways in which this definition lacks precision, consistency, and clarity. The history of validity has taught us…
Descriptors: Evidence, Validity, Educational Testing, Risk
