Content validity evidences in test development: An applied perspective

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 449-460

  Delgado Rico, Elena ^a   Carretero Dios, Hugo ^a   Ruch, Willibald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Content validity; Instrumental study; STCI T; Test adaptation; Test construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866292159     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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