Samuel Messick
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Samuel J. Messick III (3 April 1931 – 6 October 1998) 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.
[edit] 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
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