Conference record / 2008
Validity in practice
The ninth annual conference revisited validity as a practical and theoretical problem. Sessions asked how evidence, argument, and consequence should shape the interpretation of assessment results.
When and where
October 9 and 10, 2008Grand Ballroom, Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland
Program focus
Validity as evidence, argument, and consequence.
What the conference examined
- Validity as an argument rather than a label.
- Evidence for intended interpretations and uses.
- Consequences and the social life of scores.
- New directions for validation practice.
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