Argument Based Validation In Testing And Assessment

Download or read book Argument-Based Validation in Testing and Assessment written by Carol A. Chapelle and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2020-01-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carol A. Chapelle shows readers how to design validation research for tests of human capacities and performance. Any test that is used to make decisions about people or programs should have undergone extensive research to demonstrate that the scores are actually appropriate for their intended purpose. Argument-Based Validation in Testing and Assessment is intended to help close the gap between theory and practice, by introducing, explaining, and demonstrating how test developers can formulate the overall design for their validation research from an argument-based perspective.