2.5 Qs 1-3a

Complete the sentence: Validity can be defined as…

Complete the sentence: Validity is important in test measurement because…

Please provide an example.

Please provide definitions for the following:

• Face validity
• Construct validity
• Concurrent validity
• Predictive validity

Please clearly label each definition with which type of validity it refers to.

Julie has always used the Morrisby General Ability Test.  She has used it for many years, extensively, in her role in human resources at a large bank, where she was responsible for selection.  She has used it at different levels from entry level up to senior manager level.  She believes it to be a good test, finding it easy to administer, score and interpret and she has always found that people “get” why it is being used in relating to their job role.  She once did some of her own exit research asking candidates after they had done the test to answer the following question: “The Morrisby General Ability Test that you have just taken is…”

1. is extremely suitable for the job applied for
2. the test is very suitable for the job applied for
3. the test is adequate for the job applied for
4. the test is inadequate for the job applied for
5. the test is irrelevant to the job applied for

Her findings demonstrated that 90% of candidates who had just taken the test felt that it was extremely suitable of very suitable for the job applied for. 

Name two types of validity that are in the paragraph above, explain what they are and where they are in the paragraph.