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50 Years of ERIC
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Schilling, Stephen G.; Blunk, Merrie; Hill, Heather C. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2007
In this paper, the authors complete the summative stage of the validity argument approach, then use their experiences to reflect on the validity argument as a method. They begin by evaluating the inferences and assumptions of the interpretive argument for the MKT measures. Then they examine both the form and the structure of the interpretive…
Descriptors: Test Items, Test Validity, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques
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Schilling, Stephen G.; Hill, Heather C. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2007
In assessing the utility of a test, two issues stand out: whether it provides information of interest to test consumers, and whether scores generated by the test assist in making good decisions. Validity addresses these two issues, making an assessment of test validity the single most important product provided by test developers. Unfortunately,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Test Validity, Mathematics Instruction, Test Construction
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Schilling, Stephen G. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2007
In this paper the author examines the role of item response theory (IRT), particularly multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) in test validation from a validity argument perspective. The author provides justification for several structural assumptions and interpretations, taking care to describe the role he believes they should play in any…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Test Validity, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics