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ASSESSMENT-DESIGN5 MIN READ

Walk the validity-threat triage

Diagnose whether a flawed assessment has a content, scoring, access, or consequence threat.

Pilot surprise Senior analysts score 42 percent on a new data assessment. The team wants to make the lesson longer. Before adding content, diagnose whether the assessment is measuring the intended construct. Validity threat triage Content, scoring, access, consequence Each threat points to a different repair. Content changes the item. Scoring changes the rubric. Access changes barriers. Consequence changes score use. React Blame the learner or add more teaching. Fix the weak inference, not the loudest symptom. Validity work is threat-specific repair. 01 Content 02 Scoring 03 Access Threat 1 Item 4 asks learners to identify trend reversal, but the…

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