本文探讨大型语言模型(LLM)在评估心理测量工具内容效度方面的应用,重点关注 Big Five Questionnaire(BFQ)和 Big Five Inventory(BFI)。内容效度是测验编制的基石,用于确保心理测量充分覆盖其预期构念。我们同时利用人类专家评估和先进 LLM,比较了题项与构念语义对齐的准确性。心理学研究生采用 Content Validity Ratio(CVR)对测验题项进行评分,构成人类基线。与此同时,包括多语言模型和微调模型在内的最先进 LLM 分析题项嵌入,以预测构念映射。结果揭示了人类方法与 AI 方法各自不同的优势和局限。人类验证者擅长对齐行为信息丰富的 BFQ 题项,而 LLM 在语言简洁的 BFI 题项上表现更好。训练策略显著影响 LLM 性能,为词汇关系定制的模型优于通用 LLM。本文强调了融合人类专业知识与 AI 精确性的混合验证系统所具有的互补潜力。研究结果凸显了 LLM 在心理评估中的变革性作用,为可扩展、客观且稳健的测验开发方法铺平道路。
英文摘要:
In this article we explore the application of Large Language Models (LLMs) in assessing the content validity of psychometric instruments, focusing on the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) and Big Five Inventory (BFI). Content validity, a cornerstone of test construction, ensures that psychological measures adequately cover their intended constructs. Using both human expert evaluations and advanced LLMs, we compared the accuracy of semantic item-construct alignment. Graduate psychology students employed the Content Validity Ratio (CVR) to rate test items, forming the human baseline. In parallel, state-of-the-art LLMs, including multilingual and fine-tuned models, analyzed item embeddings to predict construct mappings. The results reveal distinct strengths and limitations of human and AI approaches. Human validators excelled in aligning the behaviorally rich BFQ items, while LLMs performed better with the linguistically concise BFI items. Training strategies significantly influenced LLM performance, with models tailored for lexical relationships outperforming general-purpose LLMs. Here we highlights the complementary potential of hybrid validation systems that integrate human expertise and AI precision. The findings underscore the transformative role of LLMs in psychological assessment, paving the way for scalable, objective, and robust test development methodologies.
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