Types Of Validity

Question 1

Face validity

Answer 1

Does something look like it will measure what is it supposed to measure?

Does an IQ test really measure intelligence?

Question 2

Construct validity

Answer 2

Do measures relate to the assumed characteristics of what is being assessed?

Tape measure measuring the length of something

Question 3

Concurrent validity

Answer 3

When a test correlates well with a measure that has previously been validated.

1 persons’ score on new test, should be same as old test.

Question 4

Criterion validity

Answer 4

Includes concurrent validity/ predictive validity- extent to which a measure can predict performance or behaviour of the measured thing

The extent to which GCSEs can accurately predict A Levels

Question 5

External validity

Answer 5

Looks at factors outside of study- who the study aimed to be representative of and where we can generalise findings of behaviour too.

Question 6

Ecological validity

Answer 6

Both the tasks and the environment/ situation reflect those of real life situations

Question 7

Population validity

Answer 7

Extent to which findings from one sample can be generalised to the whole population from which sample was taken.