Validity and Reliability

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Validity and Reliability by Mind Map: Validity and Reliability

1. Validity

1.1. Content

1.1.1. "The content validity evidence for a test is established by inspecting test questions to see whether they correspond to what the user decides should be covered by the test." (Kubiszyn, (2012, p. 327)

1.2. Criterion

1.2.1. "...criterion-related validity evidence yields a numeric value, which is simply a correlation coefficient." (2012, p. 327).

1.3. Construct

1.3.1. "A test has construct validity evidence if its relationship to other information corresponds well with some theory." (2012, p. 329)

2. Reliabilty

2.1. Test/Retest

2.1.1. "The test is given twice, and the correlation between the first set of scores and the second set of scores is determined." (2012, p. 338)

2.2. Alternate Forms of Equivalence

2.2.1. "If there are two equivalent forms of a test, these forms can be used to obtain an estimate of the reliability of the scores from the test. Both forms are administered to a group of students, and the correlation between the two sets of scores is determined." (2012, p. 340)

2.3. Internal Consistency

2.3.1. "If the test in question is designed to measure a single basic concept, it is reasonable to assume that people who get one item right will be more likely to get other, similar items right. In other words, items ought to be correlated with each other, and the test ought to be internally consistent." (2012, p. 340).

3. Reference

3.1. Kubiszyn, T. (2012). Educational Testing and Measurement: Classroom Application and Practice, 10th Edition (1st ed). John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781118562253/page/327