Validity and Reliability

Question 1

denotes the extent to which
an instrument is measuring
what it is supposed to measure.

Answer 1

Validity

Question 2

Validity

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Content Validity
Criterion -Related Validity

Question 3

Whether the individual
items of a test represent
what you actually want to
assess

Answer 3

Content Validity

Question 4

■Also known as logical validity which
instrument is using a valid scale.

involves an analysis of whether the
■The researcher determines the
_______ by looking at the features of the instrument.

Answer 4

Face Validity

Question 5

It includes the size of the font or typeface, spacing, size of the paper used, and other necessary details that will not distract the respondents while
answering the questionnaire.

Answer 5

Face Validity

Question 6

The extent to which a test measures a theoretical construct or attribute

Answer 6

Construct Validity

Question 7

Under Content Related Validity

Answer 7

Face Validity
Construct Validity

Question 8

A method for assessing the validity of an instrument by comparing its scores with another criterion known already to be a measure of the
same trait or skill.

Answer 8

Criterion -Related Validity

Question 9

under CRITERION-RELATED

Answer 9

Concurrent Validity
Predictive Validity

Question 10

The extent to which a procedure correlates
with the current behavior of subjects

Answer 10

Concurrent Validity

Question 11

The extent to which a procedure allows accurate
predictions about a subject’s future behavior.

Answer 11

Predictive Validity

Question 12

The consistency of measurements

Answer 12

Reliability

Question 13

Produces similar scores across various
conditions and situations, including
different evaluators and testing
environments.

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A Reliable Test

Question 14

Reliability

Answer 14

Test -Retest Reliability
Split -Half Reliability
Interrater Reliability
Alternate Forms Reliability

Question 15

Suggests that subjects tend
to obtain the same score
when tested at different
times.

Answer 15

Test -Retest Reliability

Question 16

Sometimes referred to as internal consistency

Answer 16

Split -Half Reliability

Question 17

Indicates that subjects’ scores on some trials consistently match their scores on other trials

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Split -Half Reliability

Question 18

Involves having two raters independently
observe and record specified behaviors, such
as hitting, crying, yelling, and getting out of
the seat, during the same time period

Answer 18

Interrater Reliability

Question 19

■Also known as parallel-forms reliability
■Obtained by administering two equivalent
tests to the same group of examinees
■Items are matched for difficulty on each test
■It is necessary that the time frame between
giving the two forms be as short as possible