Validity and Reliability are equally important in determining the quality of the test. Validity ...

1. Content Validity is assessed by systematically comparing a test item with instructional objectives to see if they match. Content validity evidenced does not yield a numerical estimate of validity (Kubiszyn 339).

1.1. answer the question, "does the test measure the instructional objectives?

1.2. Do the test align with the state standard?

1.3. Organize facts into categories

1.4. Create chapters from categories

1.4.1. Introduction - why are you writing about this?

1.4.2. Subhead 1

1.4.3. Subhead 2

1.4.4. Subhead 3

1.4.5. Conclusion - what summarizes what is most interesting about your topic?

2. Citerion-validity reference scores from a test are correlated with an external criterion, which consist of two types: (Kubiszyn 330)

2.1. concurrent-crterion validity evidence deals with measures that can be administered at the same time as the measure to be validated (Kubiszyn 330)

2.2. Predictive validity evidence refers to how well the test predicts some future behavior of the examinees (Kubiszyn 331)

3. Construct Validity Evidence-is determined by finding whether test results correspond with scores on other variables as predicted by some rationale or theory (Kubiszyn 340)

3.1. Cover Page

3.2. Table of Contents

3.3. Bibliography

4. Help ensure the quality of the test