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Shu, Siwen; Kuncel, Nathan R.; Sackett, Paul R. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2017
Extensive research has examined the validity and fairness of standardized tests in academic admissions. However, due to their underrepresentation in higher education, American Indians have gained much less attention in this research. In the present study, we examined for American Indian students (1) group differences on SAT scores, (2) the…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Academic Achievement
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Linn, Robert L. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1997
It is argued that consequential validity is a concept worth considering. The solution to defining "validity" is not to narrow the concept, but to allow for the differential prediction provided by tests in different circumstances. Consequences of the uses and interpretations of test scores are central to their evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods