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Forms and Definitions of Validity

Forms and Definitions of Validity. Emily Wughalter, Ed.D. Summer 2010. Validity. Validity has two components: relevance and reliability . It can be measured both logically and statistically. General Types of Validity. Internal Validity External Validity Ecological Validity.

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Forms and Definitions of Validity

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  1. Forms and Definitions of Validity Emily Wughalter, Ed.D. Summer 2010

  2. Validity • Validity has two components: relevance and reliability. • It can be measured both logically and statistically.

  3. General Types of Validity • Internal Validity • External Validity • Ecological Validity

  4. Internal Validity • Content • Concurrent • Construct • Predictive

  5. Content Validity • Does the measure or instrument measure the content or entities about which conclusions are to be drawn? Does the test measure the content of a course? • Logically determined

  6. Construct Validity • Skills or traits underlying or composing a complete or total test of an attribute are called constructs. Each specific component measures a part of the whole and the sum of the components or constructs equals the whole. An example would be volleyball playing ability would be composed of setting, spiking, serving, and bumping.

  7. Profile of Mood States • Tension-Anxiety • Anger-Hostility • Fatigue-Inertia • Depression-Dejection • Vigor-Activity • Confusion-Bewilderment

  8. Sex Role Stereotypes • Bem Sex Role Inventory • Personality Attributes Questionnaire • Both measure related levels of instrumentalism and expressiveness. • Not correlated with one another

  9. West Virginia UniversitySport Psychology Scales • The Athlete Burnout http://wvuecommerce.wvu.edu/index.cfm?do=product.products&id=722226931_91w&category_id=69&sub_cat_id=78) • The Sport Imagery Questionnairehttp://wvuecommerce.wvu.edu/index.cfm?do=product.product&id=68281851%5F91w&product_id=888 • Flow Scaleshttp://wvuecommerce.wvu.edu/index.cfm?do=product.product&id=68281851%5F91w&product_id=889 • Group Environment Questionnaire http://wvuecommerce.wvu.edu/index.cfm?do=product.product&id=68281851%5F91w&product_id=887

  10. Mental Measurements Yearbook • http://library.sjsu.edu/gateways/academic/

  11. Construct validity is measured both logically and statistically. Factor analysis is used to measure the constructs underlying a test. Expert reviewers are used to assist in the identification of the factors (constructs).

  12. Concurrent Validity • In concurrent validity a new test is correlated with the measures obtained on an already established test. • Statistically determined through correlation analysis.

  13. Predictive Validity • Predictive validity represents the value of a measure for predicting performance on another measure (criterion) at some future date. • GREs, SATs are examples of predictive tests • Determined statistically through correlation

  14. Factors affecting internal validity • Criterion measure selected • Age • Sex • Experience

  15. Selecting Criterion Scores • Best score – easy and not time consuming • Mean score – most reliable

  16. External Validity • External validity refers to the generalizability of the the findings.

  17. Ecological Validity • Real world science

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