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reliability on
NRTs
What is NRT?
Testthat determines a
student’s placement on a
(normal distribution) curve.
'grading on a curve'.
(Kelly, Melissa)
Educators use norm-reference tests to
evaluate the effectiveness of teaching
programs, to help determine students'
preparedness for programs.
(Longsdon, Ann)
Statistical methods are used to
determine how raw scores will be
interpreted and what performance
levels are assigned to each score.
Many tests yield standard scores,
which allow comparison of the
student's scores to other tests.
(Longsdon,
Ann)
Reliability of
NRTs
Extent to which the results can be
considered consistent or stable.
Measurement
Error or
Error
Meaningful Variance
variance
Variance From
related to extraneous
the purposes sources
of the test
Measurement Error
Literature
Variance due to environment
(location, amount of space, noise level, ventilation, weather, lighting)
Internal-consistency strategies
Split-half method
Split the test on odd-even numbers
Spearman-Brown formula
Cronbach α
Kuder-Richardson Formulas
K-R20
K-R21
other types of
reliability
Reliability of Rater
Judgments
Interrater Reliability
(with Spearman-Brown formula)
Intrarater Reliability
(with Spearman-Brown formula)