Validity

Question 1

Internal Validity

Answer 1

The degree a study is measuring what was intended to be measured.

Question 2

External Validity

Answer 2

The degree to which a research finding can be generalised to other situations and people.

Question 3

Concurrent Validity

Answer 3

A means of establishing external validity by comparing an existing test with on you are interested in.

Question 4

Construct Validity

Answer 4

Demonstrating the extent to which performance on the test measures an identified underlying construct (concern internal validity).

Question 5

Predictive Validity

Answer 5

Correlating the results of a test with some other example of behaviour that is being tested.

Question 6

Face Validity

Answer 6

A form of external validity, the extent to which test items look like that the test claims to measure.

Question 7

Content Validity

Answer 7

Aims to demonstrate that the questions of a test represents the area of interest (concerns internal validity).