Cognitive Interviewing for Item Development: Validity Evidence Based on Content and Response Processes

2017334 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Christina Hamme Peterson · Rider University

N. Andrew Peterson · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Kristen Gilmore Powell · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Abstract

Cognitive interviewing (CI) is a method to identify sources of confusion in assessment items and to assess validity evidence on the basis of content and response processes. We introduce readers to CI and describe a process for conducting such interviews and analyzing the results. Recommendations for best practice are provided.

Topics & Keywords

Educational and Psychological Assessments Family and Disability Support Research Evaluation and Performance Assessment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volume 50, Issue 4, pp. 217-223

DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2017.1339564

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