THE CONSEQUENTIAL VALIDITY OF ABFM EXAMINATIONS
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The consequential validity of ABFM examinations.
Measurement scholar Samuel Messick, defines validity as “an integrated evaluative judgment of the degree to which empirical evidence and theoretical rationales support the adequacy and appropriateness of inferences and actions based on test scores. . . ” (p. 13). Messick’s definition of validity differed from those of previous validity theorists in that he acknowledged that test scores often af...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Family Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1544-1709,1544-1717
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1647