SIG-Test Validity Research and Evaluation

Allison Lombardi, University of Connecticut

The Social Turn in Validity Theory - Josh Lederman, Wellesley College

Judgment Validity: It’s Time to Move Beyond the Usual Debate - David Marc Klieger, Educational Testing Service

Building and Improving the Validity Argument for a Large-Scale Alternate Science Assessment - Mary A. Hansen, Robert Morris University; Peter W. Heh, University of Pittsburgh; Steven R. Lyon, University of Pittsburgh; Naomi K. Zigmond, University of Pittsburgh

Predictive Validity of No Child Left Behind Tests and Course Grades for Language Minority Students - John W. Young, ETS; Steven L. Holtzman, ETS; Chen Li, ETS

Validation of the Revised PSVT:R (Purdue Spatial Visualization Tests: Visualization of Rotation): Predicting First-Year Engineering Students’ Academic Performance - Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University; So Yoon (Yoona) Yoon, Purdue University

Identifying Students at Risk for Leaving an Institution: A Tool to Improve Retention - Emily J. Shaw, The College Board; Krista D. Mattern, The College Board

Kimberly A. Swygert, National Board of Medical Examiners