Identify the type of validity, if any, that is being explored in each activity described below. Write the appropriate letter on the line to the left of each description.
Choices:
1 = content validity
2 = criterion-related evidence of validity (concurrent or predictive)
3 = Does not deal with validity
- A panel of math specialists evaluated a math test. Through careful inspection of individual items, they determined the extent to which the test covered the skills called for in the school district curriculum guide.
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- A professor of sociology administered a 25-item multiple-choice test to her students. She then used the scores as the basis for assigning course grades.
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- All social caseworkers in a department were administered a scale designed to measure effectiveness in communicating with clients. At about the same time, each caseworker’s skill in communicating with clients was rated by his or her supervisor. The scores were correlated with the ratings.
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