Of critical importance in standardized testing is test-retest reliability, which refers to exam consistency among different administrations. Similar inputs should produce similar results time after time. Test reliability describes the stability or consistency of measurement over time. UPSHOT: A test has high validity is worth preparing for. The type of validity most valued in admissions tests like the SAT & ACT is predictive validity. This point deserves attention because much of the misinformation and anxiety around influential tests arises from invalid interpretation of otherwise useful scores. Instead, we validate the use of a test score. As the College Board says, tests themselves are not valid or invalid. The higher the validity, the more closely linked the test is to its stated focus. Test validity describes the degree to which a test measures what it claims to measure. When we consider whether an exam is worth our time, we look at three critical factors: validity, reliability, and fairness. Why do so many otherwise academically-motivated parents consider– and actually allow–having their children sit out the state tests that have become tied to Common Core Standards? Simply put, the initial presentation of these exams lacked that special something that inspires confidence that a test is worth taking. ![]() As winter ends and another wave of state tests begins, spring fever once again gives way to opt-out fever.
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