noun · academic
validity
UK/vəˈlɪdɪti/US/vəˈlɪdəti/va·LID·i·ty
the degree to which a test or study measures what it claims to measure
Examples
“They questioned the validity of the answers because the questions were leading.”
“External validity refers to whether results generalise to other settings.”
“The validity of the instrument was supported by prior studies.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the instrument demonstrated high reliability, concerns about construct validity limited the study's practical implications.”
Collocations
- external validity
- internal validity
- ensure validity
Word family
Common mistakes
valid = reliable→validity ≠ reliability; validity = đo đúng, reliability = đo nhất quán
We will validity the questionnaire→We will validate the questionnaire / check its validity
Say it for a higher band
5true→6accuracy→7+validity
Synonyms
accuracy
Easily confused
reliability
“Although the test was reliable, questions about its validity remained.”
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