护理心理学27_Psychologicalassessment（教学内容相关英文PPT）.ppt

Content Validity In psychometrics, content validity refers to the extent to which a measure represents all facets of a given concept. For example, a depression scale may lack content validity if it only assesses the affective dimension of depression but fails to take into account the behavioral dimension. Construct Validity Construct validity seeks agreement between a theoretical concept and a specific measuring device or procedure. For example, a researcher inventing a new IQ test might spend a great deal of time attempting to define intelligence in order to reach an acceptable level of construct validity. Criterion-Related Validity ◆Criterion-related validity indicates the degree of the relationship between the predictor (the test) and a criterion (level of performance the test is trying to predict). ◆For example, the company psychologist would measure the job performance of the new engineers after they have been on-the-job for 6 months. He or she would then correlate scores on each predictor with job performance scores to determine which one is the best predictor. Criterion-related validity can be either concurrent or predictive. The different factor is the time when criterion and predictor data are collected. Concurrent - criterion data are collected before or at the same time that the predictor is administered. Predictive - criterion data are collected after the predictor isadministered. Criterion-Related Validity (cont.) Concurrent Validity It is used to determine a person’s current status. For Example - to assess the validity of a diagnostic screening test. In this case the predictor (X) is the test and the criterion (Y) is the clinical diagnosis. When the correlation is large this means that the predictor is useful as a diagnostic tool. Concurrent validity are practical, easy to conduct, test scores are obtained immediately if needed. Predictive Validity ◆Criterion data are collected after predictor data are obtained. In other words,