Judging Validity

If a test correlates with other ones and measures against benchmark tests, then the test has ______ validity.

• content

• construct

• concurrent

• predictive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

If a test predicts how a candidate might perform in the future, then it has ______ validity.

• concurrent

• construct

• face

• predictive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

If a test has representative samples of language skills it claims to measure, has proper samples of relevant structures, and the content matches the instructional objectives, then the test has good ______ validity.

• content

• construct

• face

• predictive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

If your students scored well in your tests on a regular basis but now get very low grades in other English classes with different teachers at the same level, then your tests might have had low _____ validity.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

If a teacher uses a tiny font size that it is unreadable in the reading part, then the test might have issues with ______ validity in spite of its good quality and content.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

A good sign of a credible online source is that there's an author's name and credentials.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If information from a website can be verified in several other credible sources, it's probably valid.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which type of validity is concerned with whether a test appears to measure what it is supposed to measure, at face value?

• Content validity

• Construct validity

• Face validity

• Predictive validity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

When a test accurately measures the theoretical construct it is intended to measure, it is said to have ______ validity.

• Content

• Construct

• Concurrent

• Face

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

If a test is designed to predict a student's future performance in a specific area, it is primarily concerned with ______ validity.

• Concurrent

• Predictive

• Content

• Face

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7