"Validity evidence" refers to information or proof that supports the accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness of the conclusions or inferences made based on a test or measurement. It helps to ensure that the results obtained from a test are meaningful and trustworthy.
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Intercorrelations with the B.A.S.E (Coopersmith & Gilberts, 1982) scale provided further construct
validity evidence for the newly developed version.
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Construct validity evidence for the interpretation of drinking restraint as a response conflict / Addictive Behaviors 16: 139 ~ 150
Study 4 provided extended
validity evidence as SRLTAS scores were examined with other representative SRL scores.
In a similar vein, W. James Popham, professor emeritus at UCLA and test design expert, has concluded that the use of students» test scores to evaluate teachers «runs counter to the most important commandment of educational testing — the need for
sufficient validity evidence.»
Evidence of whether the achievement tests in use can actually detect the influence of instruction on student test performance should, accordingly, be a central part of
validity evidence required for VAMs [as per the specific standard also mentioned above].
This study, intended to provide additional construct
validity evidence through discrimination among other self - regulatory constructs, indicated that, as expected, scores from the SRLTAS were positively correlated with reports of higher self - handicapping and negatively correlated with endorsed generalized self - efficacy.
The objective of the current study was to gather further reliability and
validity evidence concerning the teacher and parent versions of the screeners.
Confirmatory
construct validity evidence was found in Study 3, where correlations between the SRLTAS and other established measures were examined.
The validity evidence for this scale supported the use of six items.
There are many different types of
validity evidence, including content, criterion, predictive, construct, face, convergent, and discriminant validity.
Validity evidence is important because it tells whether conclusions reached from the data are appropriate, meaningful, and useful.
State and district policymakers promoting new uses for assessment data must provide reliability and
validity evidence that supports their intended uses to ensure that appropriate decisions are made based on assessment data.
Construct - Validity of the Engagement with Challenge Measure for Adolescents: Structural - and Criterion - Validity Evidence
Validity evidence for the security scale as a measure of perceived attachment security in adolescence.