Analyzing Content Validity in Designing Assessment for Learning

Abstract

This article analyzes content validity and its role in designing assessment for learning which is becoming crucial aspect in FLT. The author gives some definitions and evidences by some scholars who investigated the content validity of the different testing systems. Furthermore, connection between content validity and other characteristics of assessment is analyzed. After reviewing some literature, the reason why the testing system in FLT is still lacking reliability and validity is revealed. The findings of this article can be applied in other researchers which are intended to measure the importance of content validity in assessment design.