Table 1.

Five sources of validity evidence from the Standards of Educational and Psychological Testing (2014)

1.	Evidence based on test content The relationship of the item themes, wording and format with the intended construct, including administration process.
2.	Evidence based on response processes The cognitive processes and interpretation of items by respondents and users, as measured against the intended construct.
3.	Evidence based on internal structure The extent to which item interrelationships conform to the intended construct.
4.	Evidence based on relations to other variables The pattern of relationships of test scores to external variables as predicted by the intended construct.
5.	Evidence for validity and the consequences of testing Intended and unintended consequences, as can be traced to a source of invalidity such as construct underrepresentation or construct-irrelevant variance.