Reliability, Validity & Fairness Crossword

The consistency of result produced by measurement devices.
Reliability = _____________
A numerical indicator of the relationship between the same persons’ status on two variables such as students’ scores on two different tests.
The consistency of results among different testing occasions.
The consistency of results among two or more different forms of a test.
The degree to which the tests items are functioning homogeneously.
Index used in educational assessment to describe the consistency of a particular persons performance.
Most states classify a student’s performance in at least one of three levels, including: basic, ____________, or advanced.
The degree to which evidence and theory support the interpretations of test scores for proposed uses of tests.
Validity is the most ___________ concept in assessment.
A skill or body of knowledge that students are supposed to learn; also known as ‘content standard’.
A shortcoming of a test that fails to capture important aspects of the construct being measured.
A test weakness in which test takers’ scores are influenced by factors that are extraneous to the construct being assessed with a specific purpose in mind.
The extent to which an assessment procedure adequately represents the content of the curricular aim being measured.
The degree to which the cognitive processes test takers employ during a test support an interpretation for a specific test use.
The extent to which the internal organization of a test confirms an accurate assessment of the construct supposedly being measured.
__________ validity is the notion that the appearance of a test seems to coincide with the use to which the test is being put.
_______________ validity refers to whether the uses of test results are valid.
Assessment _______ is present when there are elements in an assessment procedure that distort a student’s performance merely because of the student’s personal characteristics.
Two factors that contribute to assessment bias are ___________ and unfair penalization.
A procedure or practice that permits students with disabilities to have an equitable access to instruction or assessment.
The notion that all test takers must have an unobstructed opportunity to demonstrate their status with respect to the constructs being measured by an educational test.
An approach to the building of tests that attempts to maximize accessibility for all intended test takers.