Validity
A teacher gives a reading comprehension test that aligns with state standards and uses it to evaluate scholars understanding of nonfiction text.
What is validity
Two first-grade teachers use the same checklist to evaluate scholar handwriting, but one marks more generously than the other.
What is low-rater reliability
A spelling test is used to decide which scholars get extra reading help.
What is misusing results?
A teacher removes unfamiliar cultural references from her reading passages to make text more relatable.
What is enhancing validity through contextual relevance?
A principal asks a teacher to submit evidence that their classroom test measure the intended learning targets.
What is gathering validity evidence
A scholar takes a timed sight word test on Monday and again on Friday and scores nearly the same each day.
What is high test retest reliability?
A teacher creates a science quiz from an old textbook that doesn't match the current unit's context.
What is using a test with poor validity?
A teacher reviews test items with scholars after the fact to ensure they understood the questions as intended.
What is scholar clarity check for internal reliability?
A 5th-grade teacher gives a reading passage about snowmobiling in Canada to measure main idea skills. Scholars struggle due to unfamiliar context, not the reading skill.
What is cultural bias affecting validity
A teacher gives a quiz with poorly worded questions that confuse scholars and lead to wildly varied answers.
What is low internal reliability?
A 3rd-grade teacher assumes a scholar who scores low on multiplication facts will struggle with dividing fractions too.
What is overgeneralizing assessment results?
During quiet testing, a teacher gives scholars earplugs to reduce noise distractions.
What is the controlling testing conditions to boost reliability?