Answer to Question #291069 in Psychology for Mthoga

Question

An assessment is regarded to be valid when

Answer 1

Assessment validity refers to the extent that a test measures what it is supposed to measure. The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing defines validity as the “degree to which evidence and theory support the interpretations of test scores for proposed uses of tests”. An assessment can be regarded as credible when the following 4 conditions are met: The overall assessment process is reliable The assessment method of generating, gathering and evaluating assessment evidence.