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Validity in Educational and Psychological Assessment
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Validity in Educational and Psychological Assessment



April 2014 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Validity is the hallmark of quality for educational and psychological measurement. But what does quality mean in this context? And to what, exactly, does the concept of validity apply? These apparently innocuous questions parachute the unwary inquirer into a minefield of tricky ideas. This book guides you through this minefield, investigating how the concept of validity has evolved from the nineteenth century to the present day.

Communicating complicated concepts straightforwardly, the authors answer questions like:

  • What does 'validity' mean?
  • What does it mean to 'validate'?
  • How many different kinds of validity are there?
  • When does validation begin and end?
  • Is reliability a part of validity, or distinct from it?

This book will be of interest to anyone with a professional or academic interest in evaluating the quality of educational or psychological assessments, measurements and diagnoses.

 
Validity and Validation
 
The Genesis of Validity: Mid-1800s–1951
 
The Fragmentation of Validity: 1952–1974
 
The (Re)Unification of Validity: 1975–1999
 
The Deconstruction of Validity: 2000–2012
 
Twenty-first-century Evaluation

An excellent book which is well written and provides the reader with detailed and informed examples of the application from theory to practice.

Mr Justin Honey-Jones
Commercial Training and CPD, AoFA Qualifications
February 1, 2016

This is an excellent and thought provoking text regarding the topic of validity. It explores the topic through history to the current day, in a logical format.

The references to other works give the reader the opportunity to research further if they wish.

This is an essential book for one of the courses I am involved with and I will recommend it for others.

Ann Gravells
www.anngravells.co.uk

Ms Ann Gravells
Assessment Ne, Cambridge University
June 26, 2014

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