Evaluating the Validity of Assessments: The Consequences of Use.

Linn, Robert L.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Evaluating the Validity of Assessments: The Consequences of Use.

Linn, Robert L.

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v16 n2 p14-16 Sum 1997

It is argued that consequential validity is a concept worth considering. The solution to defining "validity" is not to narrow the concept, but to allow for the differential prediction provided by tests in different circumstances. Consequences of the uses and interpretations of test scores are central to their evaluation. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Prediction, Scores, Test Interpretation, Test Use, Test Validity

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Language: English

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