Validity
Two terms used interchangeably when a teacher reaches a reasoned conclusion about a test-takers skills.
What is inference and interpretation
When teachers think about an assessment's reliability, they are essentially looking at its...
What is consistency?
Validity or Reliability?: A teacher can look for this WITHIN the actual test.
What is reliability?
This is the process that high-stakes educational test developers take to assemble a validity argument.
What is the validation process?
What types of indicators can teachers look for when interpreting a test's reliability?
What is test-retest reliability evidence, alternate-form reliability evidence, alternate-form reliability evidence, and internal consistency reliability evidence?
Validity or Reliability?: A teacher cannot find this within a test itself.
What is validity?
Why is it that a teacher cannot use results of a test to determine instructional quality?
What is because it does not possess instructional sensetivity?
What problems can teachers encounter when looking at evidence of reliability in assessments?
What is focusing on assessment consistency for groups versus for individual test takers?
Validity or Reliability?: Can be conducted by a classroom teacher on every assessment given
What is neither?
What must district leaders seek out when trying to understand the validity of an assessment?
What is an assessment-skilled consultant who can explain, in plain language, the evidence behind the assessment validity.
Is it reasonable for classroom teachers to calculate the correct kind of reliability data for every assessment they give?
What is no? Because of the intensity involved when calculating, teachers should secure reliability evidence for only a very small number of their most important teacher-made test.
Validity or Reliability?: Requires a process to determine effectiveness.
What is both?
When a teacher looks at a scores accuracy AND how that contributes to the accomplishment of a test's purpose, this is called...
What is validity?
When a teacher gives a specific assessment one day and then gives the same assessment the next day, this result of the two scores is described as...
What is test-retest reliability evidence?
Validity or Reliability?: uses an application of human judgement.
What is both?