As Ron, a sixth grade teacher, is administering a State mandated test, he finds that one of the reading passages is a section from a book the class read this year. Therefore, the students in his class have been exposed to the test content before the exam. Which of the following is accurate regarding the test as measure of Ron's class's reading?
A) The content validity of the test will go up.
B) The construct validity of the test will go down.
C) The construct validity of the test will go up.
D) The predictive validity of the test will go up.

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The construct validity of the test will go down because the test is no longer measuring the intended construct of the students' reading abilities since some students will have an unfair advantage due to being previously exposed to the content. Content validity may be affected, but since the test is not measuring the intended construct, it is not the best choice. Predictive validity may also be affected, but the scenario does not provide enough information to make a conclusion about this.

As Ron, a Sixth Grade Teacher, Is Administering a State