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| Educational Diagnosis | 1 |
| Educational Objectives | 1 |
| Educational Programs | 1 |
| Item Sampling | 1 |
| Measurement Objectives | 1 |
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| Program Evaluation | 1 |
| Test Interpretation | 1 |
| Test Validity | 1 |
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| American Psychologist | 1 |
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| Messick, Samuel | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMessick, Samuel – American Psychologist, 1975
Argues that even for purposes of applied decision making, reliance upon criterion validity -- the degree to which measures correlate with specific criteria -- or content coverage is not enough, that the meaning of the measure must also be analyzed in order to evaluate responsibly the possible consequences of the proposed use, it is stated.…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Objectives, Educational Programs, Item Sampling
