Psychological Assessment Test 2
Validity -
✅A test is valid to the extent that influences made from the Standard for Educational and
Psychological Testing
Content Validity -
✅Determined degree to which the questions, tasks, or items on a test are representative of the
universe of behavior test was designed to sample
Quantification of Content Validity -
✅2 expert judges rank items an agree on strong relevant items
IF trait is ill-defined, no measure of validity can be made
Face Validity -
✅- Not validity at all
- Looks valid to test users, examiners, and examinees at FACE value
Criterion-related Validity -
✅When a test is shown to be effective in estimating an examinee's performance on some outcome
measure
Concurrent Validity -
✅Criterion measures or obtained at approximately the same time as the test score
- Licensing exam or achievement test
- Good when the test score correlates to other tests already out there
Predictive Validity -
✅A score on a scale or test predicts scores on some criterion measure
- Entrance exams and emplment tests
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