Chapter 12 Principles Of Test Selection And Administration Flashcards
The ability of a test to represent the underlying theory developed to organize and explain some aspects of existing knowledge and observations
Construct validity 
The appearance to the athlete and other casual observers that the test measures what it is purported to measure
Face validity 
The assessment by experts, that the testing covers all relevant sub topics or component abilities in appropriate proportions
Content validity 
The extent to which test scores are associated with some other measure of the same ability
Criterion – referenced validity
The extent to which test scores are associated with those of other accepted tests that measures the same ability, a type of criterion–referenced validity
Concurrent validity
Evidenced by high positive correlation between results of the test being assessed, and those of the recognized measure of the (“gold standard”), a type of concurrent validity
Convergent validity
The extent to which the test score corresponds with future behavior or performance, a type of criterion – referenced validity
Predictive validity
The ability of a test to distinguish between two different constructs and is evidenced by a low correlation between the results of the test and those of a test of a different construct; a type of criterion-referenced validity
Discriminant validity
Three types of criterion-referenced validity
Concurrent validity
Predictive validity
Discriminant validity
Construct validity
The ability of a test to represent the underlying theory developed to organized and explain some aspects of existing knowledge and observations 
Face validity
The appearance to the athlete and other casual observers that the test measures what it is purported to measure 
Content validity
The assessment by experts, that the testing covers all relevant sub topics or component abilities in appropriate proportions 
Criterion–referenced validity
The extent to which test scores are associated with some other measure of the same ability 
Concurrent validity
The extent to which test scores are associated with those of other accepted tests that measures the same ability; a type of criterion-referenced validity 
Convergent validity
Evidenced by high positive correlation between results of the test being assessed, and those of the recognized measure of the construct (the “gold standard”), a type of concurrent validity
