1. Introduction: Surveying the Field of Test Validity Theory. 2. Philosophical Theories of Measurement. 3. Psychometric Models. 4. Open Issues in Measurement Theory and Psychometrics. 5. Test Scores as Samples: Behavior Domain Theory. 6. Causality in Measurement. 7. Causation, Correlation, and Reflective Measurement Models. 8. Problems in Causation and Validity: Formative Measurement, Networks, and Individual Differences. 9. Interpreting Test Responses: Validity, Values, and Evaluation. 10. A Model of Test Score Interpretation. 11. Open Questions About Test Score Meaning. 12. An Integrative View of Test Validity. 13. Epilogue as Dialog: The Future of Test Validity Theory.
Keith A. Markus is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New
York (CUNY).
Denny Borsboom is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at
the University of Amsterdam.
"Psychologists Markus and Borsboom have done an excellent job of
arguing that validity theory is in serious need of more research.
For those in the behavioral sciences who are already well versed in
the assessment, this book will provide an invaluable source for
understanding why they might want to revisit many of the
fundamental assumptions of their field. For less experienced
readers, the book may be a steep climb but well worth the effort
when taken one step at a time. Summing Up: Highly Recommended.
Graduate students, faculty, researchers, professionals." – J.F.
Heberle, Albright College, CHOICE Magazine “It is a formidable
achievement to write a book on validity, covering measurement,
causation, and meaning, with a discussion from psychometric,
philosophical, and practical perspectives. It is why one would want
to read this book. It leads to a deep understanding and makes one
think beyond common ways of thinking." – Paul De Boeck, Ohio State
University, USA & KU Leuven, Belgium"This book would serve as a
seminal resource on validity. It challenges practitioners and the
field ... to reflect [on] and identify the salient evidence of one
of the most important characteristics that we require of all
tests." – Terry Ackerman, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, USA"The book will make a very valuable contribution to
the field by bringing much of its (often ignored) theoretical
underpinnings to light in a…straightforward manner.…[It] will be of
great interest to measurement and psychometric researchers, as well
as to philosophers of statistics.…It gives important insight into a
variety of issues." – Brian Habing, University of South Carolina,
USA"The authors are raising thought-provoking questions about the
nature of measurement, causality, and validity.…Markus and Borsboom
are raising the bar for what it means to be called a validity
theorist." - Derek Briggs, University of Colorado, Boulder,
USA“This book provides a unique contribution to the topic of test
validity. It is an interesting interdisciplinary approach combining
elements of philosophy, social sciences, and math. I found as I was
reading that I was forced to think differently about several
concepts. I am not aware of any book like this.” – Jean Powell
Kirnan, The College of New Jersey, USA
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