Overview
Review the Learning Resources about the various approaches that can be used to demonstrate the validity of a psychological measure.
Pay particular attention to the concept of construct validity and the various ways the Learning Resources address this idea.
- Consider the construct you are going to measure and whether you would focus on face validity. Also, think of a couple of ways you can demonstrate construct validity for your measure. Identify any additional validity approaches you would use for your measure.
- Submit a that addresses the following:
- Summarize the different approaches for evaluating the validity of an assessment or measure. In your summary, include a definition and explanation of the following validity concepts: face validity, construct validity and the various ways to demonstrate construct validity (e.g., correlations with criterion measures, confirmatory factor analysis, etc.), and criterion-related or predictive validity.