Validity and Reliability Flashcards
Concurrent validity
A means of establishing external validity by comparing an existing test with one you are interested in
Construct validity
Demonstrating the extent to which performance on the test measures an identified underlying construct : concerns internal validity
Content validity
Aims to demonstrate that the content of a test/ measurement represents the area of interest - concerns internal
External relibability
The extent to which a Measure varies in consistency from one occasion to another
External validity
The degree to which a research finding can be generalised to other situations and people
Internal reliability
A measure of the extent to which something is consistent within itself
Internal validity
The degree a study it test is measuring what was intended to be measure
Predictive validity
Correlating the results of a test with some other example of the behaviour that is being tested
