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Frontiers of Test Validity Theory: Measurement, Causation, and Meaning book cover

2nd Edition

Frontiers of Test Validity Theory Measurement, Causation, and Meaning

By Keith A. Markus, Denny Borsboom Copyright 2025
444 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

444 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

444 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Now in its second edition, this important book examines test validity in the behavioral, social, and educational sciences by exploring three fundamental problems: measurement, causation, and meaning. Psychometric and philosophical perspectives and unresolved issues receive attention, as the authors explore how measurement is conceived from both the classical and modern perspectives. Split into... Read more

1. Introduction: Surveying the Field of Test Validity Theory

Part I. Measurement

2. Philosophical Theories of Measurement

3. Psychometric Models

4. Open Issues in Measurement Theory and Psychometrics

Part II. Causation

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

Part III. Meaning

9. Interpreting Test Responses: Validity, Values, and Evaluation

10. A Model of Test Score Interpretation

11. Open Questions About Test Score Meaning

Part IV. Conclusion

12. An Integrative View of Test Validity

13. Epilogue as Dialog: The Future of Test Validity Theory

Biography

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), USA.

Denny Borsboom is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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