The Claim-Evidence Paradigm of Validation: From a Program Evaluation Perspective

• In Event: Poster Session 19
  In Poster Session: Test Validity Research and Evaluation SIG: Poster Presentation

Abstract

In this research, a validation framework is proposed wherein the claim-evidence paradigm of validation is extended to a program evaluation model. In the framework, a validation is implemented and organized at four evaluation stages—context, input, process, and product—that correspondingly aim at achieving four evaluative foci: establishing goals of the test, generating plans, implementing, monitoring, and revising (if necessary) the plan, and appraising outcomes. Throughout this framework, (1) the centrality of investigating consequences of uses and interpretations of test scores is emphasized, (2) evidence on consequences is suggested to collect at different evaluation stages, and (3) introducing and discussing the role of needs as a source that intended uses derive from and as a reference to appraise consequences.

Authors

• Yuxi Qiu, Florida International University

• Brian Gong, Center for Assessment