Question

A construction firm is in need of a construction superintendent, whose primary responsibilities involve organizing, supervising, and inspecting the work of several subcontractors. It administers a construction-error recognition test, where an applicant enters into a shed that has been specially constructed to have 25 common and expensive errors and where he/she is asked to record as many of these problems as can be detected. What type of validation would best be used for the test?

Answer 1

Answer:

content validity

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that the best type of validation to be used would be content validity. This term refers to the extents as to which a test measures exactly what it was intended to measure. This would be the best validation for this test as the firm would need to know all of the aspects of the types of errors that the individuals has found, which is what the test was designed to do.