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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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Criterion validity, construct validity, and factor analysis: An introductory overview [PDF]
Indian Journal of PsychiatryThis is the fourth and last article in the series on translation, adaptation, or development of a rating scale and its psychometric testing. The focus of this article is on criterion validity, construct validity, and factor analysis.
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Seeking to improve criterion and construct validity of retrospective self-reports of physical activity with brief reporting periods and quantitative response scales [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSelf-reported information is central to many scientific fields and achieving high levels of validity for these data is paramount. Concerns have been voiced about the validity of retrospective self-reports because of possible distortion of recall by ...
Arthur A. Stone +6 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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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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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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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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