Assignment
Directions: Provide short answers of 75 to 150 words each for the following questions/statements. Do not exceed 250 words for your response. Use the textbook and any other scholarly resources to support your responses. Include at least three to fourscholarly journal articles beyond the textbook and course readings.
• What does the term reliability mean in testing and assessment?
• What does the term validity mean in testing and assessment?
• Why is it important to have both validity and reliability?
• In testing and assessment, what is norming?
• Utilize your textbook to briefly explain each of the following concepts as they relate to psychological assessments/tests:
o Standardized testing:
o Non-standardized testing:
o Norm-referenced assessments:
o Criterion-referenced assessments:
o Group assessments:
o Individual assessments:
o Scales of measurement:
o Measures of central tendency:
o Indices of variability:
o Shapes and types of distribution:
o Correlations:
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.