Validity: Whose Construction Is it in the Teaching and Learning Context?
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice
- Vol. 8 (1) , 5-13
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3992.1989.tb00303.x
Abstract
If a test is intended to impact teaching and leaning, how can we make a case for its validity? Currently, it is argued, the case for the validity of a test considers only the test maker's view of what the scores mean and whether they are useful for teachers and learners. Although the test maker's perspective is a necessary one, it is insufficient to validate a test, so an expanded framework for validating tests is needed. The expansion proposes using teachers'/professionals' and students' perspectives as necessary information in the validation of what test scores mean and whether they are useful to teachers and learners.Keywords
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