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True or false: Valid assessments measure what students know, understand, and can do in relation to the curricular outcomes.
True
True or false: Reliability in assessment is focused on consistent interpretation by the same teacher regarding a student’s demonstration of learning.
False
True or false: Teachers can ask themselves about the reliability of their assessments by considering if another teacher would arrive at the same conclusion if assessed at a different time using the same methods.
True
True or false: The Ontario Ministry of Education defines reliability as the degree to which an assessment measures what it claims to measure.
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True or false: Validity is the degree to which an assessment or evaluation actually measures what it claims to measure.
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Validity and reliability are synonymous terms.
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Strong validity supports improved reliability.
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Consistent reliability ensures valid assessments.
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Validity in student assessment is focused on understanding how to measure accurately.
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Assessment tools do not need to align with curricular outcomes to ensure validity.
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