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Validity and Reliability
"Whether discussing formal or informal assessments, the assessment process must have integrity across an assessment's development, use, and analysis" (Howard, V. F., & Aiken, E., 2015, p. 93). Before beginning the discussion, make sure you have read section 3.4 of our textbook that discusses the importance of reliability and validity in assessment. Next, watch the following videos on test validity and reliability:
Then, address the following:
Summarize your understanding of reliability and validity, including how they are related.
Explain the importance of reliability and validity in assessment.
Analyze the following situation:
A center or school is looking for an assessment instrument to measure reading ability. The selection has been narrowed to two possibilities:
Test A shows measures of strong validity, but there is no information about its reliability.
Test B includes measures of strong reliability, but there is no information about its validity.
Which test would you recommend? Be sure to include a comprehensive rationale with three reasons that support why you chose the test you did.
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Why did you choose to review the particular book
: What is the goal of the book, or what problem does it propose to solve? Why did you choose to review this particular book?
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Description of how to use each genre in the classroom
: Evaluation of each book based on the rich details of the setting, character descriptions, and fiction or nonfiction materials.
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How would each chart differ in representing your data
: If choosing between pie chart and a line chart, what factors would you evaluate in choosing which one to use? How would each chart differ in representing
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Which form of creative arts therapy is interesting and why
: Which form of creative arts therapy is more interesting to you and why? Would you like to try it? As a counselor would you like to use it with others?
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Explain the importance of reliability and validity
: Summarize your understanding of reliability and validity, including how they are related. Explain the importance of reliability and validity in assessment.
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Briefly describe cyberbullying
: Where is cyberbullying occurring? Do the victims of cyberbullying experience it more at home or school? Why?
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Career development or organizational development
: This could be someone working in the areas of training & development, career development, or organizational development.
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Describe this qualitative observation tool
: Discuss whether you will be using this tool to observe social/emotional development, physical development, cognitive development, or language development.
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Describe the concept of academic integrity
: The concept of academic integrity includes the avoidance of plagiarism. To avoid plagiarism, it helps to first recognize it.
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