Consequential Validity: Right Concern--Wrong Concept.

Popham, W. James

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Publication Date: 1997

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Consequential Validity: Right Concern--Wrong Concept.

Popham, W. James

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v16 n2 p9-13 Sum 1997

The concept of consequential validity wrongly links the idea of the consequences of test use with the idea of validity, widely held to be rooted in the accuracy of inferences drawn from examinees' test performances. The reification of consequential validity can distract from a needed clarity about test use consequences. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Inferences, Test Use, Test Validity, Theory Practice Relationship

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Language: English

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