validity background

validity

/vəˈlɪdəti/ /væˈlɪdəti/

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noun

Validez, autenticidad

The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.

Examples :

"The validity of the student's excuse for missing class was questioned by the teacher. "

El profesor cuestionó la validez de la excusa del estudiante por faltar a clase.

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noun

Validez, vigencia

State of having legal force.

Examples :

"The validity of the student's ID was questioned by the school security guard. "

El guardia de seguridad de la escuela cuestionó la validez de la identificación del estudiante.

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noun

Validez

A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).

Examples :

"The validity of the new math test was questioned because it seemed to measure students' memorization skills more than their understanding of concepts. "

Se cuestionó la validez del nuevo examen de matemáticas porque parecía medir más las habilidades de memorización de los estudiantes que su comprensión de los conceptos.

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