Argument-Based Validation in Testing and Assessment

List of Tables List of Figures Series Editor's Introduction Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1: What Is Argument-Based Validity? Introducing Argument-Based Validity The Academic Tradition of Validity Evolving Concepts in Testing Conclusion Chapter 2: Validity Argument Design Expressing Interpretations and Uses: Three Example Tests Using Claims and Inferences to Express Interpretations and Uses Structuring Claims in a Validity Argument: From Grounds to Conclusions Identifying Evidence: Warrants, Assumptions, and Backing Identifying Weaknesses and Limitations in Arguments: Rebuttals The Language of Validity Argument Chapter 3: Uses and Consequences of Test Scores Why Start With Use and Consequences? Inferences About Use and Consequences Iowa Assessments: Warrants for Consequence Implication and Utilization TOEFL iBT: Warrants for Consequence Implication and Utilization MSCEIT: Warrants for Consequence Implication and Utilization Potential Rebuttals Chapter 4: Construct-Related Inferences: Explanation and Extrapolation Constructs in Validity Arguments Explanation Inferences for Traits Extrapolation Inferences for Performance Combining Explanation and Extrapolation for Interactionalist Constructs Threats to Construct-Related Inferences Chapter 5: Consistency-Related Inferences: Generalization and Evaluation Claims About Score Consistency in Validity Arguments Generalization Inferences for Test Scores Evaluation Inferences for Test Tasks Threats to Reliability Chapter 6: Content Domain-Related Inference: Domain Definition Test Development in Validity Arguments The Domain Definition Inference Domain Definition for the Example Tests Chapter 7: Building a Validity Argument The Logic of Validity Arguments The Sociocultural Milieu of Validation Developing a Validity Argument References Index