Validity

Question 1

Concurrent Validity

Answer 1

• Measures how well a test agrees with other tests that measure the same thing
• Ex — compare a new final exam to the previous final exam for a course

Question 2

Content Validity

Answer 2

• Measures how well a test represents the concept its intended to measure
• Ex — bad content validity is a depression scale that only assesses one dimension of depression while a good content validity would be a spelling test that includes randomly sampled words from a spelling workbook

Question 3

Face Validity

Answer 3

• Degree to which a test measures what it says or aims it is going to
• Ex — using a powerpoint test to a person applying to a job that requires the use of powerpoint

Question 4

Construct Validity

Answer 4

• Evaluates how well a test assesses a theoretical concept
• Important for topics that involve concepts that cannot be directly observed or measures (happiness, self-confidence)
• Ex — a scale measuring happiness