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Measurement Specialists: Testing the Faith--A Reply to Mehrens.
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Madaus, George F. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1986
This reply to William A. Mehrens argues that test validity is the central issue in discussing the appropriate role of tests. It states that the procedures used to establish the validity of tests are inadequate because they depend primarily on content validity and not on construct and criterion validity. (JAZ)
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Cutting Scores, Decision Making