Predictive validity refers to the correlation between test scores and future performance on the same criterion. Which term names this validity?

Predictive validity refers to the correlation between test scores and future performance on the same criterion. Which term names this validity?

• A. Predictive Validity
• B. Concurrent Validity
• C. Content Validity
• D. Face Validity

Answer: (A)

This form of validity is predictive validity. It is shown when a test score correlates with a future performance on the same criterion, meaning the test can forecast how someone will perform later on the measured outcome, such as grades, job performance, or another criterion assessed after a delay. Typically, you administer the test now and measure the criterion at a later time, then look at the correlation between the two. A strong correlation indicates good predictive validity. By contrast, concurrent validity looks at the relationship between test scores and the criterion measured at the same time, content validity concerns how well the test content covers the intended domain, and face validity is about whether the test appears to measure what it intends to measure.

This form of validity is predictive validity. It is shown when a test score correlates with a future performance on the same criterion, meaning the test can forecast how someone will perform later on the measured outcome, such as grades, job performance, or another criterion assessed after a delay. Typically, you administer the test now and measure the criterion at a later time, then look at the correlation between the two. A strong correlation indicates good predictive validity. By contrast, concurrent validity looks at the relationship between test scores and the criterion measured at the same time, content validity concerns how well the test content covers the intended domain, and face validity is about whether the test appears to measure what it intends to measure.