6.

2 VALIDATION AND
VALIDITY
VALIDATION

• Validation is the process of collecting and analyzing evidence to support the

meaningfulness and usefulness of the test.
VALIDITY

• Validity is the extent to which a test measures what it purports to measure or

as referring to the appropriateness, correctness, meaningfulness and
usefulness of the specific decisions a teacher makes based on the test results.
CONTENT-RELATED EVIDENCE OF VALIDITY

• Content-related evidence of validity refers to the content and format of the

instrument
CRITERION-RELATED EVIDENCE OF
VALIDITY

• Criterion-related evidence of validity refers to the relationship between

scores obtained using the instrument and scores obtained using one or more
other tests (often called criterion).
CONSTRUCT-RELATED EVIDENCE OF
VALIDITY

• Construct-related evidence of validity refers to the nature of the

psychological construct or characteristic being measured by the test.
6.3. RELIABILITY
RELIABILITY

• Reliability refers to the consistency of the scores obtained – how consistent

they are for each individual from one administration of an instrument to
another and from one set of items to another.