An empirical link of content and construct validity evidence
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An empirical link of content and construct validity evidence
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1996
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Since the 1940s, measurement specialists have called
for an empirical validation technique that combines content-
and construct-related evidence. This study investigated
the value of such a technique. A self-assessment
instrument designed to cover four traditional foreign
language skills was administered to 1,404 college-level
foreign language students. Four subject-matter experts
were asked to provide item dissimilarity judgments, using
whatever criteria they thought appropriate. The data
from the students and the experts were examined separately
using multidimensional scaling followed by cluster
and discriminant analyses. Results showed that the
structure of the data underlying both the student and expert
scaling solutions corresponded closely to that specified
in the instrument blueprint. In addition, using
canonical correlation, a comparison of the two scaling
solutions revealed a high degree of similarity in the two
solutions. Index terms: canonical correlation, construct
validity, content validity, item dissimilarities data, multidimensional scaling.
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Deville, Craig W. (1996). An empirical link of content and construct validity evidence. Applied Psychological Measurement, 20, 127-139. doi:10.1177/014662169602000202
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doi:10.1177/014662169602000202
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Deville, Craig W.. (1996). An empirical link of content and construct validity evidence. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/119087.
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