Samuel Messick

Samuel Messick

Samuel J. Messick III (3 April 19316 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.

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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