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Hubley, Anita M.; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Social Indicators Research, 2011
The vast majority of measures have, at their core, a purpose of personal and social change. If test developers and users want measures to have personal and social consequences and impact, then it is critical to consider the consequences and side effects of measurement in the validation process itself. The consequential basis of test interpretation…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Social Change, Measurement, Test Interpretation
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Windle, Michael; Lerner, Richard M. – New Directions for Child Development, 1986
Reviews the research that has tested the "goodness of fit" model of temperament-context relations and proposes that research aimed at testing this model should examine how inter-individual differences in interactions between children and their contexts over time establish correlations between individuals and their settings. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Goodness of Fit, Individual Development