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Computerized adaptive test discriminant validity

Discriminant validity in computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is the evaluation process confirming that a CAT-administered scale measures its intended construct distinctly from related but conceptually different constructs. Despite the adaptive item-selection mechanism varying each respondent's item set, evidence must be provided that CAT-derived scores do not overlap excessively with scores from theoretically distinct scales.

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Discriminant Validity in Computerized Adaptive Testing
Taxonomic method record · latent-structure / psychometrics
  • Weiss, D. J. (2004). Computerized adaptive testing for effective and efficient measurement in counseling and education. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 37(2), 70–84. · DOI 10.1080/07481756.2004.11909751
  • Campbell, D. T., & Fiske, D. W. (1959). Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix. Psychological Bulletin, 56(2), 81–105. · DOI 10.1037/h0046016
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Taxonomic bucketComputerized adaptive test construct validitymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketComputerized Adaptive Test Convergent Validitymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketConvergent Validitymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketDiscriminant Validitymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketItem Response Theorymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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