Meaning of face validity | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested.
   countable, uncountable
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.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level