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VALIDITY TEST [34 records]

Record 1 2023-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Criminology
CONT

[A polygraph] test format patterned after the Reid test and modified by the U. S. military. It contains relevant, irrelevant, & comparison questions. The MGQT test is widely used in the field and has a body of validity in research.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Criminologie

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
  • Government Accounting
DEF

A test made to gain evidence as to the validity of the data produced by systems underlying the preparation of financial information.

OBS

Compare with "compliance test(ing)".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Procédé de corroboration (ou de contrôle de validation) mis en œuvre par sondage. Le vérificateur (auditeur, réviseur) tire ses conclusions relatives à la validité des données produites par le système comptable en n'étudiant qu'une partie de l'ensemble des données qui sont disponibles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Verificación (Contabilidad)
  • Contabilidad pública
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Record 3 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Banking
  • Financial Institutions
DEF

A suffix digit used to test the validity of a number.

OBS

check digit: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Banque
  • Institutions financières
DEF

Chiffre ajouté à un nombre pour permettre d'en tester la validité.

OBS

chiffre de contrôle : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Instituciones financieras
DEF

Dígito generado desde un número original para asegurar la precisión; el dígito de control se calcula desde los dígitos originales en el número al cual se le agrega, manteniéndose siempre como parte de dicho número.

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Record 4 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

... the degree to which [a psychological] test measures what it purports to measure.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
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.

OBS

Les auteurs consultés ne s'entendent pas sur le nombre et les types de «validité».

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
OBS

Internal validation : an attempt to determine or to improve the validity of a test by studying the test items and the total make-up of the instrument.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
CONT

La validité interne des tests dépend [...] d'une opération initiale qui est le choix des items verbaux ou non verbaux, des subtests de performance qui constitueront le test final.

CONT

La validité interne d'un test est [...] concernée par des questions qu'un père de famille [...] pourra se poser quand il décidera de faire tester son enfant : [...] Si on mesure l'intelligence de mon fils, l'épreuve utilisée est-elle capable de mesurer toute son intelligence?

Spanish

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Record 6 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Methods
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Statistics
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

A form of bias that occurs in the study of diagnostic test validity when the test result influences the decision whether to use the gold standard.

OBS

This bias can substantially distort the estimation of the validity of the test studied. It can be avoided if all the eligible subjects are consecutively verified using the gold standard, regardless of the result of the test studied, or if the subjects are selected on the basis of the results of the gold standard, before the results of the test studied are known.

OBS

workup bias; verification bias: terms and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

Key term(s)
  • work-up bias

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes de recherche scientifique
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Statistique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Biais se produisant dans l’étude de la validité d’un test diagnostique lorsque le résultat du test influence la décision d’effectuer ou non le test de référence.

OBS

Ce biais peut fausser substantiellement l’estimation de la validité du test étudié. On peut l’éviter en soumettant au test de référence tous les sujets admissibles, et ce, de façon consécutive, sans égard au résultat du test étudié, ou en sélectionnant les sujets selon les résultats du test de référence avant que les résultats du test étudié soient connus.

OBS

biais de vérification; biais lié aux investigations; biais d’élaboration du diagnostic; biais lié au bilan clinique : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

The extent to which [a test] appears to measure what it purports to measure.

CONT

The concept of face validity is similar to item subtlety, but there are important differences as well. Whereas face validity describes the transparency of an entire test, item subtlety describes the transparency of individual test items...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
DEF

Concordance apparente entre l'aspect du test et ce qu'il est censé mesurer.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Assessed diagnostic validity of the Drug Abuse Screening Test(DAST) by H. A. Skinner... using a clinical sample of 501 drug/alcohol patients

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

Review and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of the Revised Bayley Scales of Infant Development. The purpose of this literature review is to critically examine the psychometric properties of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development II(BSID-II). The psychometric criteria, which are divided into both the reliability of test scores and the validity of test scores, are briefly described.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
CONT

Ces auteurs ont examiné les critères psychométriques auxquels devraient théoriquement satisfaire les tests de langage et qui sont au nombre de dix : […] (5) validation concurrente; (6) validation prédictive; (7) évaluation de la fidélité […]

Spanish

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Record 10 2007-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
DEF

A test of the validity of the closing inventory figures by comparing the gross profit ratio for the period with those of prior periods taking into consideration known changes in selling prices and costs of sale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
DEF

Test effectué pour vérifier la validité du chiffre des stocks en se fondant sur la constance de la marge brute.

Spanish

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Record 11 2006-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
  • Sociology of Old Age
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
CONT

The Frenchay Arm Test(FAT), a test of UL [upper limb] function, consists of five pass/fail tasks; the subject scores 1 for each task that is completed successfully. Only the affected UL is evaluated. The validity of this test has been demonstrated. Patients scoring 5 out of 5 are likely to use their affected UL, even if they feel it is not normal. Good interobserver and test-rest reliability of the FAT has also been reported.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
CONT

Seul un test validé et fiable comme le test de Frenchay qui comporte quelques tâches sollicitant les activités gestuelles et manuelles permet une évaluation comparative. Un enregistrement vidéo est nécessaire afin d'obtenir, sur une échelle analogique visuelle, une interprétation rétrospective en aveugle par un thérapeute différent du rééducateur qui a pris en charge le malade.

Spanish

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Record 12 2005-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
CONT

... the duty of due care in carrying out the particular treatment to which the patient has consented... is not a test of the validity of the consent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

[ ... ] l'obligation de diligence dans l'administration du traitement particulier auquel a consenti le patient [ ... ] n'est pas un critère de la validité du consentement.

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
CONT

Can he explain why participants in the Work and Income jobs skills courses are forced to take a pig-drawing test, given that a registered psychologist has identified the test as “a joke, with no scientific validity” and labelled the test “baffling, it's just nonsense”?

Key term(s)
  • pig drawing test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
CONT

Le test du cochon permet de déceler les traits de caractère de la personne qui l'a dessiné.

Spanish

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Record 14 2004-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Education (General)
DEF

A standard of judging. In test development it... refers to a characteristic or a combination of characteristics used as a basis for judging the validity of a test or some other measurement procedure.

OBS

criterion: term usually in the plural form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
DEF

Caractéristique, norme de référence qui permet de porter un jugement d'appréciation sur la performance ou le produit d'un élève.

CONT

[...] or, pour les éducateurs, il y avait là des critères tout à fait sûrs de validité.

Spanish

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Record 15 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

Using the Szondi test, psychiatrists can get information not only about mental disorders but also on all of the personality traits and behavioral characters(attachment, self-confidence, aggression etc.) linking to one of the eight factors. In accordance with the Szondi-theory the test is often completed with studies on the subject's relatives, mates, friends and other social relationships. The test, itself, has been used very successfully and efficiently in many psychiatric institutes and hospitals across the world. Many clinical experiences support its validity and usefulness in recognizing the different types of mental disorders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
DEF

Test de projection grâce auquel le psychiatre hongrois Szondi a prétendu explorer les pulsions profondes de la personnalité d'après les antipathies et sympathies suscitées par des photographies de divers types d'aliénés.

Spanish

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Record 16 1999-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
CONT

Concurrent validity might be obtained by administering concurrent measures of academic ability and achievement, by determining the relationship between a new test and one generally accepted as valid, or by determining the relationship between scores on a test and a less objective criterion measure.

Key term(s)
  • convergent validity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie
DEF

Le degré auquel différentes mesures permettent de prévoir les mêmes facteurs.

Spanish

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Record 17 1999-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
CONT

Cette approche permet aux entreprises utilisatrices d'adopter un score critère en fonction des exigences en anglais d'un poste particulier.

Spanish

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Record 18 1999-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
CONT

An art-aptitude test has predictive validity if high scores are achieved by those who later do well in art school.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie

Spanish

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Record 19 1999-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
DEF

the utility or validity of a test used for diagnostic purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente
CONT

La valeur diagnostique d'un test correspond à sa fidélité et à sa valeur de différenciation.

CONT

[...] hypothèse [qui n'a aucune] valeur diagnostique par le DSM-IV [...]

Spanish

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Record 20 1999-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Testing and Debugging
DEF

The degree to which a test accomplishes its declared goal.

OBS

test validity : STD-IEEE.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Test et débogage
DEF

Degré d'atteinte de l'objectif visé par un test déterminé.

Spanish

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Record 21 1999-01-12

English

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

A formula expressing the theoretical relationship between the length of a test and its reliability coefficient; used for estimating the reliability of a test when lengthened by the addition of items of the same type, level of difficulty, validity, etc. [...]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie
DEF

Formule exprimant la relation entre la longueur d'un test et sa fidélité.

Spanish

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Record 22 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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Record 23 1998-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

The relation between test scores and indices of criterion status obtained at approximately the same time. ... tests are administered to a group on whom criterion data are already available. Thus the test scores of college students may be compared with their cumulative grade-point average at the time of testing ...

OBS

for "concurrent validation" : The expression "concurrent validation" should not be used as a synonym of "concurrent validity" even though some authors tend to do so. "Concurrent validation" is the process used to determine the degree of "concurrent validity" of a test. "Concurrent 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
DEF

Validité de construct établie selon un critère éprouvé.

Spanish

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Record 24 1998-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

the process of determining the degree of validity of a measuring instrument.

OBS

Validity : a property of the whole measuring or testing process, but esp. of the test instrument, that insures that the obtained test scores correctly measure the variable they are supposed to measure...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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Record 25 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Psychology
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

Purpose : Distinguish assertive and aggressive behaviors among adolescents and adults. Used for assertiveness training, marriage counseling, and a variety of clinical uses. Description :... The subject responds to present-tense statements written at the 6th grade reading level to provide sensitivity to ongoing changes. The test is scored as follows : 8 aggressiveness scales... 9 assertiveness scales... 3 validity scales, and 3 relationship scales....

Key term(s)
  • Interpersonal Behaviour Survey

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie scolaire
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
OBS

Titre d'un test américain de comportement interpersonnel qui n'a pas de traduction officielle en français. Ce test est destiné aux élèves de niveau secondaire et universitaire en vue de mesurer les variables suivantes : comportement assertif, évitement des conflits, dépendance, et timidité.

Key term(s)
  • test de comportement interpersonnel

Spanish

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Record 26 1993-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 27 1993-11-01

English

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

the process of determining the merit of a test on the basis of such characteristics as validity, reliability, ease of administration and scoring, adequacy of norms, availability of equivalent or duplicate forms, and ease of interpretation.

OBS

See entry for "docimologie" in AUPET.

Key term(s)
  • statistical analysis of test results
  • statistical analysis of exam results

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie
DEF

Étude scientifique des examens et des concours, ayant pour objectif d'en améliorer les structures.

DEF

[...] l'étude psychologique et statistique de la notation des épreuves d'examens ainsi que la recherche sur la qualité de l'information apportée par l'examen au sujet du niveau des connaissances et du stade de la formation poursuivie.

Spanish

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Record 28 1993-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

The Purpose-in-Life Test is a brief and reliable measure of the degree to which an individual feels his or her life is meaningful and has a purpose. The validity of the PIL has been difficult to establish because the characteristics of a meaningful existence are difficult to quantify and are different for each individual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
OBS

Test de perception du sens de la vie.

Spanish

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Record 29 1992-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
CONT

The oral GCT was developed; 50 g of glucose is administered orally, and then the blood glucose level is measured 1 hour later. The validity of the test was evaluated in 752 women who underwent both the oral GTT and the oral GCT in the third trimester. The work was reproduced by Carpenter and Coustan, who set the plasma cutoff point for the GCT at or above the cutoff point for the ITT(7. 8 mmol/L).(In CAN MED ASSOC, AUGUST 15, 1992, p. 438).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 30 1988-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

One source of computational waste in backward planning is work on clauses that describe unachievable states. For example, it is not possible to crate a state in which block A is on block B and block B is clear. Thus, if we ever produce the following clause during backward planning using resolution refutation, we can prune it from further consideration because it is valid(i. e., its negation is inconsistent). One way to detect such cases is to set up a resolution subprocess to test clauses for validity. If this test reveals that a clause is valid, that clause is pruned from further consideration. This deletion strategy is sometimes called unachievability pruning. We test for validity by testing the negated clause for consistency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

Voir" élagage", "état de recherche".

OBS

irréalisable : qui ne peut se réaliser.

Spanish

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Record 31 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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Record 32 1987-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

... Validity of a test measured by correlation of the test with a factor derived by factor analysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
CONT

La validité factorielle est fondée sur l'analyse factorielle. Elle est définie par la saturation du test dans un facteur. Si la saturation du test dans ce facteur est jugée satisfaisante, on dit que le test mesure ce facteur.

OBS

«validation factorielle» : L'expression "validation factorielle" n'est pas synonyme de "validité factorielle" même si les auteurs confondent "validité" et "validation". La "validation" est l'action de valider ou le procédé qui permet d'établir le degré de "validité". La "validité" est la qualité d'un test.

Spanish

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Record 33 1985-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

"The need to test for DV exists only when a predictor(ie. a test of tests) has an adverse impact on a minority group. The current concern with differential validity is with differences in validity for different groups of job applicants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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Record 34 1984-12-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Psychology (General)
CONT

... validity generalization can be applied to the General Aptitude Test Battery(GATB) to extend the use of the battery as a valid measure of job suitability for all occupations. Ralph Kellett(11th National Consultation on Vocational Counselling).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
CONT

La double validation implique la possibilité de généralisation de données de validité à divers échantillons de personnes tirées d'une même population. J.-J. Bernier, Théorie des Tests

Spanish

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