Capturing Developing Constructs: Dynamic Measurement Practices

• In Event: Innovative Approaches to Measuring Cognitive and Learning Development

Abstract

A burgeoning interest among educational and psychological researchers in developing constructs, such as students’ future learning potential, has stimulated key developments in the practice of measurement and testing. A wide range of heterogeneous measurement theories and practices have been developed and applied to capture developing constructs. This article suggests the use of dynamic measurement (DM) as an umbrella term to represent measurement work sharing the same goal and groups it into three methodological categories after a comprehensive review. We identify practical challenges in validating DM measures, and then propose an expanded validation framework to offer guidance for validating developing constructs. This study concludes with recommendations about communicating DM validation research, aiming to support future advancements within this measurement paradigm.

Authors

• Yixiao Dong, University of California - Santa Barbara

• Denis Dumas, University of Georgia