A validálási folyamat érvelésalapú megközelítéséinek áttekintése

An overview of argument-based assessment validation The aim of the article is to present an overview of the evolution of validity and of the argument-based approaches to language assessment validation. It is argued that there have been three seminal paradigm shifts in language assessment (the validity types taxonomy elaborated by Cronbach – Meehl 1955; the unitary view of validity proposed by Messick, 1989; and the assessment use argument developed by Bachman – Palmer 2010). The article briefly outlines and contrasts the argument-based validation procedures that make use of Toulmin’s (1958) argument model (Mislevy’s evidence-cantered assessment design, Mislevy – Steinberg – Almond 2003; Kane’s interpretation/use argument, Kane 2013; and Bachman & Palmer’s assessment use argument published in 2010). It is contended that the last one proposes the most user friendly and straightforward justification procedure, which has real potential to empower not only assessment specialists but also further stakeholders.