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Fendler, Lynn – Ethics and Education, 2016
In educational research that calls itself empirical, the relationship between validity and reliability is that of trade-off: the stronger the bases for validity, the weaker the bases for reliability (and vice versa). Validity and reliability are widely regarded as basic criteria for evaluating research; however, there are ethical implications of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethics, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Messick, Samuel – American Psychologist, 1995
Presents a comprehensive review of validity that includes an empirical evaluation of the actual and potential consequences of score interpretation and use, how those consequences come about, and what determines them. Six distinguishable aspects of construct validity are highlighted as a means of addressing central issues implicit in the notion of…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Content Validity, Models