11  Open Questions About Test Score Meaning

Connections With Other Chapters

Chapter 1 described meaning as the least well-understood aspect of test validity in comparison to measurement and causation. Chapter 9 explored the relationship between test validity and values. Chapter 10 developed a model of test score interpretation dubbed the Goldilocks Model. Taking that approach, test score interpretations can be modeled as a series of premises and these can be used to individuate and compare different test score interpretations. Like chapters 4 and 8, the present chapter is devoted largely to open and unresolved issues.

Having developed a theory of test score interpretation in the previous chapter, the present chapter will delve into unresolved ...

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