Psychology A-Level
test validity
What test validity means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of test validity
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Reference: OCR
The extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to capture, damaged when rooms were crowded, time was short and some recruits had never held a pencil.
Topics that use test validity
- Section A: Core studies (OCR A-Level)
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