Frontiers of Test Validity Theory - Measurement, Causation, and Meaning

This important book examines test validity in the behavioral, social, and educational sciences. Psychometric and philosophical perspectives and unresolved issues receive attention, as the authors explore how measurement is conceived from both the classical and modern perspectives.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Surveying the Field of Test Validity Theory
Part I. Measurement
2. Philosophical Theories of Measurement
3. Psychometric Models
4. Open Issues in Measurement Theory and Psychometrics
Part II. Causation
5. Test Scores as Samples: Behavior Domain Theory
6. Causality in Measurement
7. Causation, Correlation, and Reflective Measurement Models
8. Problems in Causation and Validity: Formative Measurement, Networks, and Individual Differences
Part III. Meaning
9. Interpreting Test Responses: Validity, Values, and Evaluation
10. A Model of Test Score Interpretation
11. Open Questions About Test Score Meaning
Part IV. Conclusion
12. An Integrative View of Test Validity
13. Epilogue as Dialog: The Future of Test Validity Theory

About the author

Keith A. Markus is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York (CUNY), USA.
Denny Borsboom is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Summary

This important book examines test validity in the behavioral, social, and educational sciences. Psychometric and philosophical perspectives and unresolved issues receive attention, as the authors explore how measurement is conceived from both the classical and modern perspectives.

Product details

• Authors: Denny Borsboom, Borsboom Denny, Keith A. Markus, Keith A. Borsboom Markus, Markus Keith A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032503660
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3250366-0
• No. of pages: 422
• Series: Multivariate Applications Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, EDUCATION / Evaluation & Assessment, PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement, Teaching skills and techniques, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Teaching skills & techniques, Psychological testing & measurement, Psychological testing and measurement, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies