psychology testing

Week 2 Validity & Reliability Assignment & Instructor Guidance

Welcome Week 2!

Hi Class:

Pour a cup of coffee and grab a couple of snicker doodle cookies and read through the assignment directions. I’ve attached a copy of this material so you can download it to use as you write the Week 2 assignment.

Week 2 - Validity and Reliability Assignment

Write a paper 3 - 4 pages paper plus Title, and Reference pages. Ground your responses in citations to scholarly sources.

How to Succeed on this Assignment and Be Happy!

1. Follow the outline and use the headings I’ve provided below.

2. Ground your discussion in citations to scholarly sources

3. The course textbook is you best scholarly source for this assignment.

Outline and Headings for Validity and Reliability Assignment

Title page

The Importance of Validity and Reliability in Testing

Discuss why validity and reliability are important to testing and assessments

Test-Retest Reliability

Discuss what is test-retest reliability and why is it important in testing

How to Improve Reliability (or Validity) in Testing

Discuss how you would go about improving reliability, or validity, in testing and assessments.

Confidence Intervals

Discuss what are confidence intervals and why they are important in testing.

Potential Problems with Validity and Reliability

Discussion some of the potential problems for both validity and reliability

Reference page

What sources to use: Use the course textbook, articles from peer-reviewed journals or a book by an expert in the field of testing

Do not use: Web sites such as psychology.com, about.com, boundless.com, college and university web sites and any of the wiki web site, etc.