The higher the correlation between the established measure and new measure, the more faith stakeholders can have in the new assessment tool. 4. Formative Validity when applied to outcomes assessment it is used to assess how well a measure is able to provide information to help improve the program under study. Example: When designing a rubric for history one could assess studentâs knowledge across the discipline.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. 1  To run smoothly; move freely, as the tongue. 2  To make smooth; cause to run smoothly, as the tongue; make glib. 3  Smooth; slippery: as, ice is glib.  Running smoothly or sleekly; plausibly voluble: as, a glib tongue.
sharp tongue (plural sharp tongues) (idiomatic) The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner. 1819, Washington Irving, Rip Van Winkle: Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled on; a tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.