Samuel Messick
Encyclopedia
Samuel J. Messick III was an American
psychologist
professor whose work at the Educational Testing Service
examined construct validity
.
Messick influenced language testing in 2 main ways: in proposing a new understanding of how inferences made based on tests must be challenged, and in drawing attention to the consequences of test use.
Division 5 of the American Psychological Association
named the annual Samuel J. Messick Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award in his honor. One of his collaborators, Douglas N. Jackson
, won the award in 2004.
United States
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psychologist
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
professor whose work at the Educational Testing Service
Educational Testing Service
Educational Testing Service , founded in 1947, is the world's largest private nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization...
examined construct validity
Construct validity
In science , construct validity refers to whether a scale measures or correlates with the theorized psychological scientific construct that it purports to measure. In other words, it is the extent to which what was to be measured was actually measured...
.
Messick influenced language testing in 2 main ways: in proposing a new understanding of how inferences made based on tests must be challenged, and in drawing attention to the consequences of test use.
Division 5 of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
named the annual Samuel J. Messick Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award in his honor. One of his collaborators, Douglas N. Jackson
Douglas N. Jackson
Douglas Northrop Jackson II was an American psychology professor best known for his work in human assessment and psychological testing....
, won the award in 2004.
External links
- McNamara, Tim. Validity in Language Testing: The Challenge of Sam Messick's Legacy. Language Assessment Quarterly: An International Journal. 2006, Vol. 3, No. 1, Pages 31-51