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reliability

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the extent to which a score from a selection measure is stable and free from error

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  1. Test- Retest Reliability
  2. Alternate-forms Reliability
  3. Internal reliability
  4. scorer reliability
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four ways to determine test reliability

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the extent to which repeated administration of the same test will achieve similar results

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test- retest reliability

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temporal stability

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the consistency of test scores across time

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bonus: the amount of anxiety an individual normally has all the time

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trait anxiety

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state anxiety

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Bonus: anxiety has at any given moment

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Alternate-Forms reliability

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method of reliability in which two forms (Form A and Form B) of the same test are constructed, half of the sample receive form A and there other half receive form b

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form stability

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the extent to which two forms of the test are similar

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.89

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the average correlation between alternate form of test used in the industry

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item stability

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the extent to which the responses to the tests items are consistent

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item homogeneity

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the extent to which test items measure the same construct

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Kuder- Richardson 20

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the statistic used to determine the reliability of the tests that use items with dichotomous answers

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split-half method

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a form of reliability in which the consistency of item responses is determined by comparing scores on half of the items with scores on the other half

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coefficient alpha

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a statistic used to determine internal reliability of tests that use interval or ratio scales

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scorer reliability

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the extent to which scorers agree on the test score, or the test is scored correctly

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validity

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the degree to which inferences from the test scores are justified by the evidence

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  1. content validity
  2. criterion validity
  3. construct validity
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three types of validity

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content validity

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the extent to which the items on a test are fairly representative of the entire domain the test seeks to measure

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the extent to which test score is statistically related to the criterion

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criterion validity

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concurrent validity

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a form of criterion validity that correlates test scores of current employees with measures of job performance (performance appraisal)

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predictive validity

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a form of criterion validity in which test scores of applicants are correlated to the future job performance

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(restricted range issues)

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why is a concurrent design weaker than predictive design?

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validity generalization

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the extent to which a test found valid for a job in one location or organization is valid for the same job in a different location

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synthetic validity

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_______ _______ is based on the assumption that tests that predict a particular component of one job should predict performance on the same job component for a different job

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construct validity

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the extent to which a test measures the construct it intends to measure

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  1. convergent validity
  2. discriminant validity
  3. known-group validity
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three types of construct validity

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face validity

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the extent to which a test appears to be job-related which affects the applicant’s motivation to do well on a test

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  1. Nineteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook

2. compendium entitled Test in Print VIII

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sources of reliability and validity information

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Cost-efficiency

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refers to the practical selection of tests when it comes to the testing cost, administration, and scoring as well