Yes / This paper introduces the concept of user validity and provides a new perspective on the validity of interpretations from tests. Test interpretation is based on outputs such as test scores, profiles, reports, spread-sheets of multiple candidates’ scores, etc. The user validity perspective focuses on the interpretations a test user makes given the purpose of the test and the information provided in the test output. This innovative perspective focuses on how user validity can be extended to content, criterion and to some extent construct-related validity. It provides a basis for researching the validity of interpretations and an improved understanding of the appropriateness of different approaches to score interpretation, as well as how to design test outputs and assessments which are pragmatic and optimal.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/16827 |
| Date | 23 April 2014 |
| Creators | MacIver, R., Anderson, Neil, Costa, Ana-Cristina, Evers, A. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Accepted manuscript |
| Rights | © 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: MacIver R, Anderson N, Costa AC et al (2014) Validity of interpretation: a user validity perspective beyond the test score. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 22(2): 149-164, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12065. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
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