V
Vc, Vccn
see bar notation
vague language n
words or phrases that have a very general or imprecise meaning, and that
are common in spoken language. For example, thing, stuff, anything, sort of.
Do you want a coffee or something?
He’s kind ofcute.
valency n
see dependency grammar
validation n
(in testing) the process of accumulating evidence to support the inferences
drawn from the scores of a test, using a combination of methods (e.g.
mtmm method andverbal protocol analysis)
see also construct validation
validity n
(in testing) the degree to which a test measures what it is supposed to
measure, or can be used successfully for the purposes for which it is
intended. A number of different statistical procedures can be applied to a
test to estimate its validity. Such procedures generally seek to determine
what the test measures, and how well it does so.
see also concurrent validity, consequential validity, construct
validity, content validity, convergent validity, criterion mea-
sure, criterion-related validity, discriminant validity, divergent
validity, emperical validity, face validity, predictive validity
validity coefficient n
a numerical index of test validity that can be obtained by correlating scores
on a predictor variable and scores on a criterion variable. Theoretically its
values range between 0.0 and +1.0.
valuen
see usage^2
values clarification n
an instructional activity which requires students to explore their values and
attitudes towards a topic, and in so doing discover the positive and negative