Delphi Study for the Validity Argument: Defining Test Score Interpretation, Use, and Claims

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 9
  In Roundtable Session: Validity (Table 1)

Abstract

Validity is a fundamental consideration of test development and test evaluation. The purpose of this study is to define and reify three key aspects of validity and validation, namely test-score interpretation, test-score use, and the claims supporting interpretation and use. This study employed a Delphi methodology to explore how experts in validity and validation conceptualize test-score interpretation, use, and claims. Definitions were developed through multiple iterations of data collection and analysis. By clarifying the language used when conducting validation, we aim to make validation more accessible to a broad audience; including but not limited to test developers, test users, and test consumers.

Authors

• Timothy D. Folger, Bowling Green State University
  Presenting Author

• Jonathan D. Bostic, Bowling Green State University
  Non-Presenting Author

• Erin E. Krupa, North Carolina State University
  Non-Presenting Author