Each numbered statement below describes a type of assessment data collection. Read each statement and decide which type of reliability estimate it supports. On your answer sheet mark the letter: A -- if the data are used for internal consistency reliability estimation B -- if the data are used for test-retest reliability estimation C -- if the data are used for alternate form (same occasion) reliability estimation D -- if the data are used for alternate form (different occasions) reliability estimation 20. A group of students was assessed on two occasions with the same assessment tasks with a week’s interval between assessments. The assessor wanted to find out whether there was a marked change in students’ ranking in the group. 21. A group of students was administered two different but similar sets of assessment tasks, with a brief break in between. The assessor wanted to find out whether the relative ordering of the students was similar on both sets of assessment tasks. 22. A test was administered to a group of students and the score of each student on each test task were recorded. The assessor wanted to know whether students responded in a similar way from one task to another. 23. A principal wanted to award prizes to students who demonstrated the best sense of citizenship. The principal asked the students’ teachers and their immediate past teachers to rate the students. With which type of reliability should the principal be most concerned? (a) Internal consistency reliability (b) Alternate reliability (c) Scorer reliability 24. When a teacher writes, administers, and scores an essay test, which of the following is the LEAST likely source of measurement error? (a) Day-to-day fluctuations in student performance (b) Lack of strictly parallel of the test (c) Low scorer reliability 25. If you want to generalize a student's performance on a group of tasks today to how the student is likely performing on similar tasks, you need assessment results that are (a) consistent over multiple occasions of testing. (b) consistent across different items sampled from the same domain. (c) consistent over multiple occasions and across different items from the same domain. 26. Which of the following will most likely improve the reliability of your assessments? (a) Applying strict time limits on your assessments (b) Including more questions on your assessments (c) all essay questions
Each numbered statement below describes a type of assessment data collection. Read each statement and decide which type of reliability estimate it supports. On your answer sheet mark the letter: A -- if the data are used for internal consistency reliability estimation B -- if the data are used for test-retest reliability estimation C -- if the data are used for alternate form (same occasion) reliability estimation D -- if the data are used for alternate form (different occasions) reliability estimation 20. A group of students was assessed on two occasions with the same assessment tasks with a week’s interval between assessments. The assessor wanted to find out whether there was a marked change in students’ ranking in the group. 21. A group of students was administered two different but similar sets of assessment tasks, with a brief break in between. The assessor wanted to find out whether the relative ordering of the students was similar on both sets of assessment tasks. 22. A test was administered to a group of students and the score of each student on each test task were recorded. The assessor wanted to know whether students responded in a similar way from one task to another. 23. A principal wanted to award prizes to students who demonstrated the best sense of citizenship. The principal asked the students’ teachers and their immediate past teachers to rate the students. With which type of reliability should the principal be most concerned? (a) Internal consistency reliability (b) Alternate reliability (c) Scorer reliability 24. When a teacher writes, administers, and scores an essay test, which of the following is the LEAST likely source of measurement error? (a) Day-to-day fluctuations in student performance (b) Lack of strictly parallel of the test (c) Low scorer reliability 25. If you want to generalize a student's performance on a group of tasks today to how the student is likely performing on similar tasks, you need assessment results that are (a) consistent over multiple occasions of testing. (b) consistent across different items sampled from the same domain. (c) consistent over multiple occasions and across different items from the same domain. 26. Which of the following will most likely improve the reliability of your assessments? (a) Applying strict time limits on your assessments (b) Including more questions on your assessments (c) all essay questions
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