A construct-centered approach would begin by asking what complex of
knowledge, skills, or other attributes should be assessed, presumably
because they are tied to explicit or implicit objectives of instruction or are otherwise valued by society. Next, what behaviors or performances should
reveal those constructs, and what tasks or situations should elicit those
behaviors? Thus, the nature of the construct guides the selection or
construction of relevant tasks as well as the rational development of
construct-based scoring criteria and rubrics. (Messick, 1994, p. 17)