Asked by Michael Batista on Sep 26, 2024

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If you are interested in examining whether or not the GREs can accurately tell how students perform in graduate school, you would most likely want to investigate the validity of the test.

A) content
B) concurrent
C) predictive
D) construct
E) convergent

GREs

The Graduate Record Examinations, a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States and other countries.

Graduate School

An advanced academic institution that offers post-graduate education and research opportunities in specialized fields.

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a test accurately forecasts or predicts the future performance or behavior of individuals on related tasks.

  • Discern the importance of predicting future performance through tests and the role of statistical analysis in validating tests.
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Sabih Arsalabout 1 hour ago
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Predictive validity is concerned with how well a test is able to predict future outcomes that it is intended to measure. In this case, it would be investigating whether students who perform well on the GREs go on to perform well in graduate school, which is a future outcome.