Abstract
The early history of developments in construct validity theory (CVT) is traced through a review of works either critiquing the utility of the framework or extending it to a broader range of testing contexts and considerations. The works of Brodbeck (1957), Bechtoldt (1959), Loevinger (1957), and Campbell and Fiske (1959) are emphasized. Important advances in psychometric theory and methods in the 1960s and 70s are also described. Developments in CVT as reflected in the first two revisions of what is today known as the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (the “Standards”) are summarized. Finally, respective post–1955 works of Lee Crobach and Paul Meeh are examined in order to see how the originators, themselves, extended or altered their initial description of the framework.
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