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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to the author a test is reliable if...
The test measures what is supposed to measure.
the test is neither too long nor too difficult.
the test does not have any content that wasn't taught specifically in the classroom.
if students get similar scores on the test regardless of the day when they take it.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The reliability coefficient is...
A number that indicates the degree of validity the test has.
A number that indicate how much we can trust in a test.
A number indicating the amount of ideal items in a test.
A number that indicates we can't trust a test.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Test-retest method is...
A method to get two set of scores of the same test to compare.
A method to make students retake a test to finally pass the exam.
A method to ensure the test is valid enough and can be applied.
A method to make sure not many students fail a course.
- 4. Multiple Choice
In the split half method...
The students take one half of the test one day, the other half another day and then are marked and marks are compared to measure reliability.
The class group is divided in two and they take two different versions of the same test.
Students decide what half of the test to do and are scored on it. Then results are compared to measure reliability.
Subjects take the test in the usual way, but each subject is given two scores, one for each half of the exam. The two scores are compared.
- 5. Multiple Choice
One way of making tests more reliable is...
Including lots of objective multiple choice items.
Include as many items as possible on the test.
Including a lot of items without right or wrong answers.
Including the most important structures and contents.
- 6. Multiple Choice
To ensure the high level of reliability of a test, the additional items included should be...
Independent of each other and of existing items.
Similar to other items and the existing ones.
Fairly well devised and complex in their nature.
reliable and valid.
- 7. Multiple Choice
In general, the more important the decisions based on a test, the...
better written the test should be.
longer the test should be.
higher its validity should be.
higher its level of difficulty should be.
- 8. Multiple Choice
To ensure the reliability of a test candidates...
should be given options and freedom to complete a task.
shouldn't be given many options. Tests items should be controlled
should be provided with the most ambiguous items possible.
should be allowed to complete tasks in the way they feel like.
- 9. Multiple Choice
One recommendation to ensure reliability when providing spoken instructions is...
to use conversational language that sounds natural to students.
to use language approppriate to the age and cultural background os students.
to read them from a prepared text in order to avoid confusion.
to read them as slowly as possible to make sure people understand.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Another way of making sure a test is reliable consist of...
providing different types of questions to make sure the results are consistent.
providing open questions so students can think of the best way to respond a test
providing items that permit scoring which is as objective as possible.
providing items that are very well-written.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The degree to which an assessment accurately assesses the concept and/or skill we are attempting to measure.
Reliability
Error Margin
Validity
- 12. Multiple Choice
Validity is a concept that... (choose the best answer)
Measures the consistency of the measurement taken under the study.
Measures the accuracy of the concept that it supposes to measure.
Covers the full range of the issue set for the study
- 13. Multiple Choice
It is important for the teacher to understand the concept of validity because:
Teachers should consider more than one learning objective across other subjects when assessing students.
It does not matter because they do not create any assessments.
Teachers must understand that any created assessment should accurately measure what it is intended to measure.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Suppose you created a new reading comprehension test and you want to test its validity. Therefore you compare the results of your new measure to existing validated measures of reading comprehension and find that your measure compares well with these other measures. We could then say that your new measure has good:
content validity
predictive validity
reliability
concurrent validity
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a good way to make tests more reliable? (Choose two)
Try to give more freedom to students
Identify candidates by number and not name
provide clear and explicit instructions
provide tests that are not legible
- 16. Multiple Choice
What answer best describes the difference between validity and reliability?
If an assessment is reliable, your results will be very similar no matter when you take the test. Assessment validity refers to how well a test measures what it is supposed to measure.
Reliability stands refers to being able to count on a test score while validity stands for an assessment being valid.
Reliability refers to an assessment being simple while validity refers to a complex assessment.
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