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CONTENT VALIDITY [1 record]

Record 1 1998-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
DEF

With reference to tests of scholastic achievement or specific occupational skills, a rating or assessment of the accuracy and adequacy with which the test as a whole samples the domain of knowledge or skill in question, as judged by a consensus of experts in that particular field.

OBS

for "content validation": The expression "content validation" should not be used as a synonym of "content validity" even though some authors tend to do so. "Content validation" is the process used to determine the degree of "content validity" of a test. "Content validity" is a property or quality that a test must have and which is obtained by the process of validation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Docimologie
DEF

Type de validité qui indique le degré de : a) congruence de chacun des items avec l'objectif mesuré; b) représentativité de l'ensemble des items d'un instrument de mesure en regard de ce qu'on veut mesurer.

Spanish

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