RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY

Reliability and Validity

Reliability and Validity

Introduction

Examination and testing is an important part of a teaching-learning process which allows teachers to evaluate their students during and at the end of an educational course. Many teachers dislike preparing and grading exams, and most students dread taking them. Yet tests are powerful educational tools that serve at least four functions. First, tests help you evaluate students and assess whether they are learning what you are expecting them to teach (Anderson, 2010). Second, well-designed tests serve to motivate and help students structure their academic efforts. The study in ways that reflect how ...