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Program / 2008

Program themes

A thematic view of the 2008 conference program.

Event

Validity in practice
October 9 and 10, 2008

Agenda

The program examined validity across design, evidence, and use rather than treating it as a single technical check. The themes below summarize the published program without reproducing the original papers or slides.

  1. Theme 01

    Validity as an argument rather than a label

    This strand contributed to the conference's central question and connected technical work with the decisions it informs.

  2. Theme 02

    Evidence for intended interpretations and uses

    This strand contributed to the conference's central question and connected technical work with the decisions it informs.

  3. Theme 03

    Consequences and the social life of scores

    This strand contributed to the conference's central question and connected technical work with the decisions it informs.

  4. Theme 04

    New directions for validation practice

    This strand contributed to the conference's central question and connected technical work with the decisions it informs.

Program record. The archive keeps the conference themes and event details. It does not reproduce speaker slides, papers, or the original registration form.

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