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predictive validity [1 record]

Record 1 1987-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

an empirical validity measure based on the correspondence actually found for a representative sample of persons between their test scores and their actual behavior, at a given interval after testing, in the tasks in question. ... test scores may be compared with the academic marks or grades received the following year ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
CONT

On distingue deux types de validité empirique: -la validité prédictive, où l'on commence par appliquer le test et, à partir de lui, prédire le résultat à une tâche donnée; puis, au bout d'un certain temps, on effectue une mesure directe du résultat que l'on compare avec la prédiction; -la validité simultanée (...)

OBS

Les auteurs ne s'entendent pas du point de vue terminologique. Pour cette raison, il a été impossible de déterminer de façon certaine la valeur des synonymes "validité pronostique" et "validité de prédiction".

Spanish

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