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PREDICTIVE VALIDITY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- validity
1, record 1, English, validity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the degree to which [a psychological] test measures what it purports to measure. 2, record 1, English, - validity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... all procedures for determining test validity are concerned with the relationships between performance on the test and other independently observable facts about the behavior characteristic under consideration.... these relationships are numerous and have been described by various names. The APA Technical Recommendations... [have] classified [them]... as content, predictive, concurrent, and construct validity. 2, record 1, English, - validity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- validité
1, record 1, French, validit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] degré de liaison entre le rendement du sujet dans le test et son rendement dans une autre activité que le test est censé prévoir. 2, record 1, French, - validit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les auteurs consultés ne s'entendent pas sur le nombre et les types de «validité». 3, record 1, French, - validit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- criterion measure
1, record 2, English, criterion%20measure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- criterion score 2, record 2, English, criterion%20score
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Predictive validity refers to the accuracy with which a test is indicative of performance on a future criterion measure, e. g., scores on an academic aptitude test administered in high school to grade-point averages over four years of college. 1, record 2, English, - criterion%20measure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- score critère
1, record 2, French, score%20crit%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette approche permet aux entreprises utilisatrices d'adopter un score critère en fonction des exigences en anglais d'un poste particulier. 1, record 2, French, - score%20crit%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-06-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Examinations and Competitions (Education)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- art-aptitude test
1, record 3, English, art%2Daptitude%20test
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An art-aptitude test has predictive validity if high scores are achieved by those who later do well in art school. 1, record 3, English, - art%2Daptitude%20test
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Docimologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- test d'aptitude artistique
1, record 3, French, test%20d%27aptitude%20artistique
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-08-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- predictive validity
1, record 4, English, predictive%20validity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 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 ... 2, record 4, English, - predictive%20validity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- validité prédictive
1, record 4, French, validit%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9dictive
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- validité pronostique 1, record 4, French, validit%C3%A9%20pronostique
feminine noun
- validité de prédiction 2, record 4, French, validit%C3%A9%20de%20pr%C3%A9diction
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 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 (...) 3, record 4, French, - validit%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9dictive
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 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". 4, record 4, French, - validit%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9dictive
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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