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| Messick, Samuel | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMessick, Samuel – Educational Researcher, 1989
Presents a unified concept of test validity that integrates both the scientific and ethical considerations of test interpretation and use. Argues that the appropriateness, meaningfulness, and usefulness of score-based inferences are inseparable, and that this integration is based on construct validity. (FMW)
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Ethics, Scores, Social Influences
