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Indicate the type of validity evidence that is represented in the following situations. A respected university professor of American literature examines a test designed to measure student knowledge of American literature of the 19th century and states that, in his opinion, the test measures such knowledge.
 
  a. content c. concurrent
  b. construct d. predictive

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Indicate the type of validity evidence that is represented in the following situations. In validating a teacher-constructed test of writing ability, a researcher correlates the test scores with the grades the students are receiving on their writing exercises in class.
 
  a. content c. concurrent
  b. construct d. predictive



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

C



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