Deck 4: Validity

Question 1

Which of the following data sources would a teacher likely examine to obtain evidence of validity based on content considerations?

A)frequency distribution
B)correlation coefficient size
C)description of criterion used
D)table of specifications

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following would likely be a validity consideration inferred from observable behavior?

A)Construct
B)Content
C)Criterion
D)Consequence

Answer 2

B

Question 3

If a test is valid for one group of individuals it most likely means that it

A)is valid for all groups of individuals
B)may not be valid for other groups of individuals
C)by definition possesses strong content validity
D)holds strong construct validity

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Interpreting a student's chances of success in college can be most effectively done through the use of which of the following?

A)construct validity
B)reliability
C)expectancy tables
D)test blueprints

Question 5

Criterion-related evidence of validity can best be obtained by examining which of the following?

A)reliability coefficient
B)expectancy table
C)table of specifications
D)test sample

Question 6

The current concept of validity is best described as

A)a collection of test items.
B)test scores over time.
C)a statistical concept.
D)a unitary concept.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of concurrent validity?

A)two sets of behaviors occurring at once
B)updating classroom behaviors
C)known high science achievers scoring high on a biology achievement test
D)the setting of a standard of performance that is expected to be reached

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of criterion-referenced validity?

A)permanence
B)construct
C)predictive
D)content

Question 9

All the following relationships between validity and reliability are possible EXCEPT which of the following?

A)high validity and low reliability.
B)high validity and high reliability.
C)low validity and low reliability.
D)low validity and high reliability.

Question 10

Criterion-related validity considerations typically include which of the following?

A)correlations
B)cut-off scores
C)psychological traits
D)construct variables

Question 11

When evaluating a standardized achievement test, the most important validity consideration is the

A)construct claim made by the publisher.
B)content covered by the test.
C)variety of questions offered on the test.
D)predictive relationship with a criterion.

Question 12

If a teacher wants to generalize from the sample of items in a test to the larger domain of achievement that the sample represents, the teacher is concerned with

A)a concurrent validation study.
B)content considerations.
C)criterion-related evidence of validity.
D)evidence of face validity.

Question 13

The term validity, as used in testing and assessment, refers to which of the following?

A)interpretation of the results
B)items or tasks in the test or assessment
C)sets of scores
D)setting learning standards