效度验证:教育考试亟需补齐的短板

Validation Being in Need of More Attention in Educational Testing

效度是开发、运作和评价考试时所需考虑的一项最为基础和重要的内容,效度验证则是收集证据为分数解释提供支持的过程,是评价考试质量的重要手段。然而,在考试研究的具体实践中,效度验证远未得到应有的重视。因此,有必要正确认识效度验证的意义、内容和方法。

Validity is the most fundamental consideration in developing and evaluating tests. Validation, the process of accumulating evidence to support the proposed score interpretations, is the most important way of evaluating tests. In practice, however, validation is often misunderstood. It is truly necessary to correctly understand the meaning and content of validation, and the way of conducting the research.