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student achievement. This chapter discusses the distinctions between the
Intended Learning Outcome (ILO)
At the end of Chapter 4, students are expected to:
+ Cite evidences of validity and reliability in teacher-made tests.
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VALIDITY
Validity is a term derived from the Latin word validus, meaning strong. In view of assessment,
itts deemed valid if it measures what it is supposed to. In contrast to what some teachers be
1 nota Property ofa test. It pertains to the accuracy of the inferences teachers make about s
based on the information gathered from an assessment (McMillan, 2007; Fives & DiDonato.
2013), This implies that the conclusions teachers come up with in their evaluation of
Performance is valid if there are strong and sound evidences of the exte
Decisions also include those about instruction and classroom elimate (Russ
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nt of students’ learning.
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An assessment is valid if it measures a student's actual
Hispect to the intended outcomes, and not something else. It i¢
seeettent of the curricular aim being assessed (McMillan, 20
assessment purportedly for measuring arithmetic skills of grad
Pupils because of issues
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07; Popham, 2011). For instance,Assessment of Learnin
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A. Content-Related Evidence
Validity describe
Content-related evidence for validity pertains to the extent to which the Sue
test covers the entire domain of content. If a summative test covers a unit a