Validity of Assessment Results

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Concepts, issues, and methods of validation of educational and psychological assessment including models and approaches to validation, bias, and utility. EDPSY (CI ED) 555 Validity of Assessment Results (3) The goal of this course is to enable the student to acquire a broad perspective on issues and considerations in the process of validating interpretation and uses of tests, scales, assessment procedures, or protocols. Issues of validity are examined from many perspectives including a review of current dominant and alternative validity theories, of known threats to validity, of some advanced specialized statistical techniques; and of test bias, legal issues, psychological/behavioral issues, social/consequential considerations, and philosophical considerations. Additionally, applications are provided through in-depth cross-cultural and historical studies, technical reviews of published commercial tests, and in-depth examinations of controversies.