Face Validity

Definition

Face validity (sometimes called logical or surface validity) refers to the degree to which a test subjectively appears to measure the variable or construct that it is supposed to measure.

That is, it is merely a subjective, superficial assessment of whether the measurement procedure you use in a study appears to be a valid measure of a given variable or construct.[1]

 

References

  1. ^ Laerd Dissertation, Face Validity, 2012.

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