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The Construct Validity of a Test: A Triangulation of Approaches
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Salehi, Mohammad – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
Three approaches of validation enquiry were applied on the data obtained from a proficiency test carried out with 3,398 PhD candidates as a partial requirement for entering PhD program in Iran. The data obtained from the reading section were subjected to an exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The EFA yielded nine factors in the reading section.…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Validity, College Entrance Examinations, Doctoral Programs