CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Students who do well on college entrance exams generally do well in their first year of college. This helps establish that these exams have a. predictive validity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Predictive validity is determined by calculating the correlation coefficient between the results of the assessment and the subsequent targeted behavior. The stronger the correlation between the assessment data and the target behavior, the higher the degree of predictive validity the assessment possesses.

Detailed explanation-3: -IQ scores can have predictive validity (e.g., performance in graduate school) without making any claims about the construct that is being measured (IQ tests measure whatever they measure and what they measure predicts important outcomes). However, IQ tests are often treated as measures of intelligence.

Detailed explanation-4: -The average score is assigned an arbitrary number (such as 100 on an intelligence test). Aptitude tests tend to be highly reliable, but they are weak predictors of success in life.

Detailed explanation-5: -The research shows that IQ tests are reliable and valid for predicting a number of important variables such as academic achievement in school as well as life outcomes such as occupational level and success.