The most important chapter in the book, ABC's of Educational Testing.
What is Chapter 4 - Validity
The first step in building an educational test's validity argument.
What is evidence collected of score-based inference's accuracy?
Certainty about a test's results achieving the test purpose requires
What is a compelling validity argument?
The consistency of measuring what whatever we are measuring
What is, assessment reliability?
What 2 terms are used to describe the nature of assessment validity?
What are inference and interpretation?
What is, step 2 in building an educational test's validity argument?
What is, a specialist whose validity explanations are enshrouded by jargon-laden opacity?
The appropriateness of a particular test-based inferences, not the test itself.
What is, validity?
This occurs when a score-based inference is both accurate and contributes to the accomplishment of a particular test's purpose.
What is validity?
What can be constructed using inference-accuracy and purpose-accomplishment evidence?
What is, a validity argument?
Providing plain language explanations of existing evidence-based validity arguments is the job of
What is, a fee assessment expert?
The professionally sanctioned variations of reliability evidence were singled out by
What are, the AERA Standards (2014)
The appropriate response to hearing someone utter the phrase, "a valid test..."
What is conjuring up at least a mildly condescending sneer?
Final judgments of in a validity argument can lead to
What is, appropriate use of tests?
Judgments about the suitability of a test stem from
The information collected to help judge a test's reliability
What is, evidence of consistency?
The use of validation evidence for an educational test is part of a.
What is validity argument?
Score based inerences can be obtained using
What are, traditional assessment using numeric scale or rubric scores?
Persuasive evidence indicating a test that distinguishes well and poorly taught students
What is instructional sensitivity?
Correlation coefficients help to understand
What is, test-retest reliability evidence?