A teacher constructed a math test and found that it correlates highly with grades students are receiving in their math class.She also learns that students who scored high on the test also made the best grades in the following math course.These findings provide ____ evidence of the test's validity.
A) predictive
B) concurrent
C) predictive and concurrent
D) divergent and concurrent

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The fact that the test correlates highly with current math grades indicates concurrent validity - the test is measuring what it is intended to at the same time as another measure of the same construct. The fact that high scores on the test predict good grades in a subsequent math course provides additional evidence of predictive validity - the test is measuring what it is intended to in terms of future outcomes. Therefore, the evidence provided is both predictive and concurrent.

A Teacher Constructed a Math Test and Found That It