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ERIC Number: EJ453781
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
Shifting Conceptions of Validity in Educational Measurement: Implications for Performance Assessment.
Moss, Pamela A.
Review of Educational Research, v62 n3 p229-58 Fall 1992
An integrative and critical review is provided of the guidance available for conducting validity inquiry in the context of performance assessment. Reviewed studies focus on philosophical underpinnings and practical guidelines for conducting validity inquiry. Sections describe the emerging consensus on validity inquiry, components of validity inquiry, and interpretive criticisms. (SLD)
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Performance Based Assessment, Psychometrics, Research Methodology, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Validity Research