Question

The Psychology Aptitude Test (PAT) was administered to incoming college psychology majors. Their scores were later compared to their performance in the introductory pyschology courses, and high scores on the PAT were related to high grades in the course. Therefore, the PAT has_________.

Answer 1

Answer:    Predictive validity

Explanation:  Predictive validity is important because it shows that academic performance is related to course performance, that is, course outcome indicators are valid in the assessment that later performance will be as good as the test. Predictive validity determines the extent to which a test result can predict subsequent performance in practice. For this, certain criteria are set that evaluate, say, the cognitive abilities of a particular workplace. Predictive validity is one that shows us that a candidate's performance on the test will be almost the same, if not quite the same, as the evaluation of the candidate by the boss in the workplace.