Validity

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an agreement bet. a test score or measure and the quality it is believed to measure

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Validity

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applied to a test, a judgement or estimate of gow weel a test measures what it purports to measure in a particular context

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Validity

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process of gathering and evaluating evidence abt validity

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Validation

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a valid test is

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-Predicts Future performance on appropriate variables -Measures and appropriate domain. -Measures appropriate characteristics of test takers

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it is determined by the rel bet test scores and some other variable

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Validation Measure

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measeures what it purports to measure

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face validity

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extent to which a test assesses all the important aspects of a phenomenon that it purports to measure

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content validity

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types of criterion validity

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concurrent and predictive

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extent to which a test yields the same results as other, established measures of the same behavior, thoughts, or feelings

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concurrent validity

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good at predicting how a person will think, act , or feel in the future

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predictive validity

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extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure and not something altogether

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construct validity

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not a true measure of validity

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Face Validity

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2 types of content validity

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construct under representation and construct irrelevant variance

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fails to capture impt components of the construct

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condtruct under representation

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scores are influenced by factors irrelevant to the constructs

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construct irrelevant variance

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how a construct corresponds to a particular criterion

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criterion validity

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rel bet. a test and a criterion

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validity coefficient

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tells the extent to which the test is valid for making statements abt the criterion

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validity coefficient

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criteria in validity coefficient

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> .60 rare. .30-.40 are considered high.

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something built by mental synthesis

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Construct

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involves assem ling evidence abt. what a test means

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Construct Validity

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shows relatiinship bet. test and other measures

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Construct Validity

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Correlation bet. 2 tests believed to measure the same construct

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Convergent Validity

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Divergent Validation, the test measures something unique

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Discriminant Validity

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it stables the characteristics the test scores measure

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Validity

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ability to produce consistent scores that measures stable characteristics

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Reliability

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possible to develop reliability but not validity

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not reliable, potential validity is limited

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usefulness or practical value of testing to improve efficiency

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Utility

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Factors that affect a test’s utility

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Psychometric Soundness (reliability and validity) Cost (economic, financial, budget-related) Benefits

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a family of techniques that entail a cost benefit analysis designed to yield info relevant to a decision abt. the usefulness and/or practical value of a tool of assessment

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Utility Analysis