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Construct validity in psychological tests. [PDF]
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.
L. Cronbach, P. Meehl
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Construct Validity in Software Engineering [PDF]
Empirical research aims to establish generalizable claims from data. Such claims may involve concepts that must be measured indirectly by using indicators.
Dag I.K. Sjøberg, Gunnar R. Bergersen
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Assessing the construct validity of aberrant salience [PDF]
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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Construct validity of the Charitable Food Nutrition Index [PDF]
Background: Food pantries are an important source of food for those facing food insecurity. The Charitable Food Nutrition Index (CFNI) was developed for research and practice to measure the nutritional quality of assortments of foods in this setting ...
Maria F. Gombi-Vaca+3 more
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Scale of Sexual Prejudice Against Bisexuals: Evidence of Validity [PDF]
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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Construct validity and the validity of replication studies: A systematic review.
Currently, there is little guidance for navigating measurement challenges that threaten construct validity in replication research. To identify common challenges and ultimately strengthen replication research, we conducted a systematic review of the ...
J. Flake, I. Davidson, O. Wong, J. Pek
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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]
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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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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L2 pragmatics underrepresentation as a washback mechanism in EFL contexts: Linking test-design features to high-stakes test use [PDF]
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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