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Peeters MJ, Martin BA. Validation of learning assessments: A primer. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2017;9(5):925-933doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.06.001.
Peeters, M. J., & Martin, B. A. (2017). Validation of learning assessments: A primer. Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning, 9(5), 925-933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2017.06.001
Peeters, Michael J, and Martin, Beth A. "Validation of learning assessments: A primer." Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning vol. 9,5 (2017): 925-933. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2017.06.001
Peeters MJ, Martin BA. Validation of learning assessments: A primer. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2017 Sep;9(5):925-933. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Jul 29. PMID: 29233326.
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Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2017 Sep;9(5):925-933. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Jul 29.

Validation of learning assessments: A primer.

Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning

Michael J Peeters, Beth A Martin

Affiliations

  1. University of Toledo College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3000 Arlington Ave, Mail Stop 1013, Toledo, OH 43614, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy, 777 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705-2222, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29233326 DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.06.001

Abstract

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education's Standards 2016 has placed greater emphasis on validating educational assessments. In this paper, we describe validity, reliability, and validation principles, drawing attention to the conceptual change that highlights one validity with multiple evidence sources; to this end, we recommend abandoning historical (confusing) terminology associated with the term validity. Further, we describe and apply Kane's framework (scoring, generalization, extrapolation, and implications) for the process of validation, with its inferences and conclusions from varied uses of assessment instruments by different colleges and schools of pharmacy. We then offer five practical recommendations that can improve reporting of validation evidence in pharmacy education literature. We describe application of these recommendations, including examples of validation evidence in the context of pharmacy education. After reading this article, the reader should be able to understand the current concept of validation, and use a framework as they validate and communicate their own institution's learning assessments.

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Keywords: Assessment; Psychometrics; Reliability; Validation; Validity

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