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Behrman, Edward H. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2000
Discusses validity issues associated with three popular content-general reading college placement tests and then presents a theoretical argument to support an alternative placement procedure using content-specific testing. Proposes that content-specific tests would have improved content-related and construct-related validity. States that more…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Content Validity, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests