What type of validity is focused on predicting future behaviors instead of current performance?

Predictive validity is a type of validity that specifically assesses how well a test or assessment can forecast future behaviors or outcomes based on current measurements. For example, standardized tests that predict a student’s performance in college are considering predictive validity. This kind of validity is essential in educational psychology because it helps educators understand how effective an assessment is at anticipating how well students will perform in future educational settings or scenarios.

In contrast, concurrent validity evaluates how well a test correlates with an established test measuring the same construct at the same time. Construct validity examines whether a test accurately measures the theoretical construct it is intended to measure, and face validity refers to the extent to which a test appears to measure what it claims to measure based on subjective judgment. While these concepts are all essential for understanding validity in the context of assessments, they do not emphasize forecasting future behaviors like predictive validity does.