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Construct validity in psychological tests. [PDF]
Psychological Bulletin, 1955 Validation of psychological tests has not yet been adequately conceptualized, as the APA Committee on Psychological Tests learned when it undertook (1950-54) to specify what qualities should be investigated before a test is published. In order to make coherent recommendations the Committee found it necessary to distinguish four types of validity ...
Cronbach, L. J., Meehl, Paul E.
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Construct Validity in Software Engineering [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 2021 Empirical research aims to establish generalizable claims from data. Such claims involve concepts that often must be measured indirectly by using indicators. Construct validity is concerned with whether one can justifiably make claims at the conceptual level that are supported by results at the operational level.
Dag I. K. Sjøberg, Gunnar Rye Bergersen
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Assessing the construct validity of aberrant salience [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2009 We sought to validate the psychometric properties of a recently developed paradigm that aims to measure salience attribution processes proposed to contribute to positive psychotic symptoms, the Salience Attribution Test (SAT).
Kristin Schmidt, Jonathan P Roiser
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Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2012 Establishing predictive validity of measures is a major concern in marketing research. This paper investigates the conditions favoring the use of single items versus multi-item scales in terms of predictive validity.
Adamantios Diamantopoulos +2 more
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Scale of Sexual Prejudice Against Bisexuals: Evidence of Validity [PDF]
Psico-USF, 2023 Sexual prejudice against bisexuals is widespread in society. However, little research has been done on this phenomenon because it is difficult to measure.
Nathália Nicácio de Freitas Nery +4 more
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Religions, 2021 Homelessness is a continual problem around the world, leaving many organizations uncertain of how to serve these individuals. Although 60-percent of homeless are being served by faith-based organizations, religiosity and spirituality have been largely ...
Ralph L. Piedmont +2 more
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Is Construct Validation Valid? [PDF]
Philosophy of Science, 2016 What makes a measure of well-being valid? The dominant approach today, construct validation, uses psychometrics to ensure that questionnaires behave in accordance with background knowledge. Our first claim is interpretive—construct validation obeys a coherentist logic that seeks to balance diverse sources of evidence about the construct in question ...
Alexandrova, A, Haybron, DM
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L2 pragmatics underrepresentation as a washback mechanism in EFL contexts: Linking test-design features to high-stakes test use [PDF]
Teaching English Language, 2014 Considering the status of 'washback' in validity theory and research, Messick warns that, to establish test validity, one should not rely merely on washback, with all its complexity, but should instead probe test design properties (i.e., authenticity and
Azizullah Mirzaei +2 more
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Journal of Applied Psychology, 2021 Although workplace incivility has received increasing attention in organizational research over the past two decades, there have been recurring questions about its construct validity, especially vis-à-vis other forms of workplace mistreatment.
Jingxian Yao +4 more
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Some implications of an experimental reading comprehension task [PDF]
Psihologija, 2008 Standardized reading comprehension tests (RCTs) are indispensable instruments in language abilities assessment. Nevertheless, we do not have such an instrument in Serbian.
Lalović Dejan, Stanković Sanda
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