face validity

English

Noun

face validity (countable and uncountable, plural face validities)

1. A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested.
2. A property of a test by which its appearance suggests to an observer that it will measure that which it has been designed to measure.
   • 2004, Kirsten Malmkjær, editor, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 2:

     One means toward avoiding a split between a profession and its academic discipline is to ensure that teaching programmes have face validity for members of those professions in which students might seek employment.

Translations

property of a test

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 表面效度

• Finnish: hyväksyttävyys (fi)

See also

• construct validity
• content validity
• logical validity