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Problems in Examining the Validity of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview.

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Bachman, Lyle F. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1988

Discusses the problem of measuring the validity of interview ratings in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPI), proposes frameworks to distinguish abilities from testing methods, and considers factors affecting test performance. Suggestions for research and development on the ACTFL OPI…

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Construct Validity, Content Validity, Interviews

Validity of Psychological Assessment: Validation of Inferences from Persons' Responses and Performances as Scientific Inquiry into Score Meaning.

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Messick, Samuel – American Psychologist, 1995

Presents a comprehensive review of validity that includes an empirical evaluation of the actual and potential consequences of score interpretation and use, how those consequences come about, and what determines them. Six distinguishable aspects of construct validity are highlighted as a means of addressing central issues implicit in the notion of…

Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Content Validity, Models