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Concept of validity in education
1)Validity is the extent to which the interpretations of the results of a test are warranted, which depends on the particular use the test is intended to serve.
2)It is often defined as the extent to which an instrument measures what it asserts to measure. The validity of a research instrument assesses the extent to which the instrument measures what it is designed to measure.
3)It is the degree to which the results are truthful.
4)It can be demonstrated by showing a clear relationship between the test and what it is meant to measure.
5)Validity refers to how accurately a method measures what it is intended to measure. If research has high validity, that means it produces results that correspond to real properties, characteristics, and variations in the physical or social world.
Types of validity in education
Content Validity
Content validity assesses whether a test is representative of all aspects of the construct. To produce valid results, the content of a test, survey or measurement method must cover all relevant parts of the subject it aims to measure.
Criterion-related validity
Criterion validity is the strongest way to determine the validity of an aptitude test. Criterion validity is also known as concrete validity and refers to the correlation of a test with a concrete result. In the case of pre-employment testing, the two variables that are most commonly compared are test results and a specific business metric, such as employee performance or retention rates.
Construct validity
Construct validity is about how well a test measures the concept it was designed to evaluate. It’s crucial to establish the overall validity of a method.
Assessing construct validity is especially important when we are researching something that can’t be measured or observed directly, such as intelligence, self-confidence, or happiness. We need multiple observable or measurable indicators to measure those constructs.
Face validity
Face validity is about whether a test appears to measure what it’s supposed to measure. This type of validity is concerned with whether a measure seems relevant and appropriate for what it’s assessing on the surface. As face validity is a subjective measure, it’s often considered the weakest form of validity. However, it can be useful in the initial stages of developing a method.
