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.
The word glib might be used to describe the slick car salesman who uses his polished sales pitch to talk his customers into buying lemons. In fact, the word comes from old German and Dutch words for slippery, another word that could be used to describe the very same salesman. In addition to meaning smooth and persuasive, glib can be applied to the kind of thoughtless comment that could get you into big trouble. Telling your boss that you had a hot time with his daughter is the kind of glib remark that could end your career.