ABSTRACT

Technological and theoretical changes over the past decade have altered the way we think about test validity. This book addresses the present and future concerns raised by these developments. Topics discussed include:

* the validity of computerized testing

* the validity of testing for specialized populations (e.g., minorities, the handicapped) and

* new analytic tools to study and measure validity

chapter |14 pages

Validity

An Evolving Concept

chapter |13 pages

The Once and Future Issues of Validity

Assessing the Meaning and Consequences of Measurement

chapter |15 pages

Geneces

A Rationale for the Construct Validation of Theories and Tests of Intelligence