Answering the call for response process–based validation, this study shows how
researchers can evaluate validity evidence of test scores based on the mental “processes” …

This chapter considers how the process-based variables of test-taking strategies as reported
by test-takers can help to explain the differences in the outcome of a reading comprehension …

This article explores an approach for test score validation that examines test takers'
strategies for taking a reading comprehension test. The authors formulated three working …

This article investigates how test-takers change their strategies to handle increased test
difficulty. An adult sample reported their test-taking strategies immediately after completing …

Maddox (this issue) examined how talk and gesture can provide response processes data
that inform the ways in which interactions in testing situations influence test performance …

Although definitions of validity have evolved considerably since LJ Cronbach and PE
Meehl's classic (1955) review, contemporary validity research continues to emphasize …

Response processes have been recognized as a primary source of validity evidence in
testing by the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (AERA, APA, & NCME …

The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing indicate that multiple sources of
validity evidence should be used to support the interpretation of test scores. In the past …

The use of examinee response process data to validate score meaning in educational
testing has evolved from studies using protocol analysis to more-recent studies that evaluate …

Examinees' thinking processes have become an increasingly important concern in testing.
The responses processes aspect is a major component of validity, and contemporary tests …