Validity and Reliability

Question 1

The split-half method provides a measure of

	a.	stability and equivalence
	b.	equivalence
	c.	stability
	d.	internal consistency

Question 2

The standard error of measurement tends to be smallest for

	a.	average scores
	b.	extremely low scores
	c.	high and low scores
	d.	extremely high scores

Question 3

Which of the following tests would have the lowest reliability?

	a.	SD=10, SEM=7
	b.	SD=15, SEM=10
	c.	SD=5, SEM=4
	d.	SD=20, SEM=15

Question 4

A 50-item test includes 5 items that all students answered correctly. If those five items were removed from the test, the reliability would

	a.	not change
	b.	increase
	c.	decrease

Question 5

Which of the following test characteristics would remain most constant over different groups?

	a.	Reliability coefficient
	b.	Standard deviation
	c.	Standard error of measurement
	d.	Validity coefficient

Question 6

The current concept of validity is best described as a(n)

	a.	statistical concept
	b.	non-statistical concept
	c.	unitary concept
	d.	collection of three basic types

Question 7

Which validity consideration is most useful in criterion-referenced testing?

	a.	consequences
	b.	criterion
	c.	construct
	d.	content

Question 8

If we want to generalize from the sample of items in a test to the larger domain of achievement that the sample represents, we are concerned with

	a.	evidence of face validity
	b.	content considerations
	c.	a concurrent validation study
	d.	criterion-related evidence of validity

Question 9

All the following relationships between validity and reliability are possible EXCEPT

	a.	low validity and low reliability
	b.	high validity and low reliability
	c.	high validity and high reliability
	d.	low validity and high reliability

Question 10

Which validity consideration includes the others?

	a.	Content
	b.	Construct
	c.	Consequences
	d.	Criterion