-Reliability is defined as the probability that a product, system, or service will perform its intended

function adequately for a specified period of time, or will operate in a defined environment without
failure.

-Reliability is the consistent results produced by measurement a devices.

Three types of Reliability:

1. test-retest reliability
2. alternative reliability
3. internal reliability

Test - retest is a method of estimating reliability that is exactly what its name implies. The test is
given twice and the correlation between the first set of scores and the second set of scores are
detemined.

Alternative are two equivalent forms of a test, test forms can be used to obtain an estimate of the
reliability of the test. Both forms are administered to a group of students and the correlation
between the two sets of scores are determined.

Internal consistency reliability if the test in question is designed to measure a single basic concept,
then it is reasonable to assume that people who get one item right will be more likely to get others
similar items right. In other words, items ought to be correlated with each other and the test ought
to be internally consistent.

Component of reliability
The function of the three reliabilities in learning and assessment are :

1. Test - retest reliability is important for assessment because you want to have a decent level of
confidence that the assessment is reliability over a periods of time and results are not affected
by random chance.
2. Internal consistency reliability is probably the most important type consistency measurement
that faculty should be concerned with, when formatively assessing learners progress toward
specific course learning outcomes.
3. Alternative reliability includes performance assessment and portfolois, ask learners to perform
complex tasks similar to those found in the real world.