INST 301 Exam 2 with Right Answers
Error - ✅✅ can have both positive and negative effects. It is unpredictable
Reliability - ✅✅ aims to determine the consistency of scores of an individual
across different testing periods
Test-Retest - ✅✅ stability of scores from one time period to another. Least used
reliability method
Alternate forms - ✅✅ using a different test that is equivalent to the first test.
Rearranging the question order does not qualify
Split half Internal consistency - ✅✅ goal is to have similar scores on the two
different halves
Inter rater internal consistency - ✅✅ mostly with qualitative data
Validity - ✅✅ how well and assessment measures what it says it’s going to
measure
Content validity - ✅✅ Irrelevant or under-representation
Construct validity - ✅✅ how well a test measures the underlying construct;
under the surface; most important
, Criterion referenced validity - ✅✅ the degree of effectiveness with which
performance on a test predicts performance in a real life situation. For example
SAT
Test bias - ✅✅ occurs when a test design systematically disadvantages certain
groups of people
Nominal - ✅✅ categories
For example Boys vs girls
Ordinal - ✅✅ rank order; number analysis that ranks
For example GPA, football teams
Ranks not necessarily equidistant
Educational psychology - ✅✅ very subjective and context dependent; concerns
teaching a learning processes; encompasses aspects of development; seeks to refine
or reinforce procedures that leads to positive outcomes
Reasoning - ✅✅ arriving at specific conclusions based on general principles
Inductive reasoning - ✅✅ making observations in certain settings and
generalizing that to many other situations
Methodology - ✅✅ dealing with human subjects rather than objects
Samples - ✅✅ generalizations from a limited pool; those who are willing to
participate, consent to participation
Error - ✅✅ can have both positive and negative effects. It is unpredictable
Reliability - ✅✅ aims to determine the consistency of scores of an individual
across different testing periods
Test-Retest - ✅✅ stability of scores from one time period to another. Least used
reliability method
Alternate forms - ✅✅ using a different test that is equivalent to the first test.
Rearranging the question order does not qualify
Split half Internal consistency - ✅✅ goal is to have similar scores on the two
different halves
Inter rater internal consistency - ✅✅ mostly with qualitative data
Validity - ✅✅ how well and assessment measures what it says it’s going to
measure
Content validity - ✅✅ Irrelevant or under-representation
Construct validity - ✅✅ how well a test measures the underlying construct;
under the surface; most important
, Criterion referenced validity - ✅✅ the degree of effectiveness with which
performance on a test predicts performance in a real life situation. For example
SAT
Test bias - ✅✅ occurs when a test design systematically disadvantages certain
groups of people
Nominal - ✅✅ categories
For example Boys vs girls
Ordinal - ✅✅ rank order; number analysis that ranks
For example GPA, football teams
Ranks not necessarily equidistant
Educational psychology - ✅✅ very subjective and context dependent; concerns
teaching a learning processes; encompasses aspects of development; seeks to refine
or reinforce procedures that leads to positive outcomes
Reasoning - ✅✅ arriving at specific conclusions based on general principles
Inductive reasoning - ✅✅ making observations in certain settings and
generalizing that to many other situations
Methodology - ✅✅ dealing with human subjects rather than objects
Samples - ✅✅ generalizations from a limited pool; those who are willing to
participate, consent to participation
