Types of Validity

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Face validity
The extent to which a test is subjectively viewed as covering the concept it purports to measure.
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Criterion validity
Whether the instrument measures what it claims to measure.
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Content validity
Do the individual items represent the construct being measured and cover the full range of the construct?
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Predictive validity
The correlation between a test-score and a criterion measure
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Concurrent validity
the correlation of a new test with an existing test, measuring the same construct
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Construct validity (2 types)
Convergent Validity & Discriminant Validity
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Convergent Validity
High correlation with other measures of the same construct
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Discriminant Validity
Low correlation with measures of other constructs
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Whether the instrument measures what it claims to measure.

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