Whether a test appears to measure what it is supposed to measure is called Validity. Face Validity, Reliability, and Predictive Validity are all important aspects of validity.
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It is a subjective judgment based on the test's content and format. For example, a math test that includes only addition and subtraction questions would have low face validity for measuring overall math ability. - Reliability refers to the consistency and Show more…
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