Content alignment between a test and its content domain represents key evidence for validating test score inferences¶
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q1 i? The alignment between a test and the content domain it measures represents key evidence for validating the inferences drawn from test scores. → Norman Webb 2015
Evidence¶
Norman Webb 2015¶
Norman Webb. (2015). Evaluating content alignment in computerized adaptive testing. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 34(4), 41–18. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17453992
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A framing assertion from the abstract establishing why alignment matters for validity: alignment is "key evidence for the validation of test score inferences". The article offers this as a stated premise without evidence or argument in the available text.
"The alignment between a test and the content domain it measures represents key evidence for the validation of test score inferences."
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Content alignment between a test and its content domain represents key evidence for validating test score inferences |
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Content alignment between a test and its content domain represents key evidence for validating test score inferences |
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