Legitimation Without Argumentation: An Empirical Discourse Analysis of 'Validity as an Argument' in Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Validity is frequently conceptualized in health professions education (HPE) assessment as an argument that supports the interpretation and uses of data. However, previous work has shown that many validity scholars believe argument and argumentation are relatively lacking in HPE. To better understand HPE's discourse around argument and argumentation with regard to assessment validity, the authors explored the discourses present in published HPE manuscripts.

Methods

The authors used a bricolage of critical discourse analysis approaches to understand how the language in influential peer reviewed manuscripts has shaped HPE's understanding of validity arguments and argumentation. The authors used multiple search strategies to develop a final corpus of 39 manuscripts

SUBMITTER: Kinnear B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451546 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature