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SUMMARY:Are constructs really that important? - Dr Paul Newton (Cambridge 
 Assessment) and Stuart Shaw (University of Cambridge International Examina
 tions)
DTSTART:20121212T153000Z
DTEND:20121212T170000Z
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DESCRIPTION:This session will consider the deepest and probably the most c
 onfusing of controversies of modern validity theory: what is a construct\,
  and are constructs actually that important when planning and conducting v
 alidation work? In the field of education\, critics have recently proposed
  that the conceptual baggage associated with construct validity is unneces
 sary\, and that we would be better to return to more straightforward conce
 ptions more in line with the traditional concept of content validity. Do t
 hese critics have a point? Participants will be encouraged to explore the 
 meaning of constructs within construct validity and the extent to which co
 nstructs are central to validation within educational assessment.
LOCATION:Cambridge Assessment\, 1 Hills Road\, Cambridge
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