Establishing reliability and validity: An ongoing process

Lindell, Rebecca S.; Ding, Lin

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Establishing reliability and validity: An ongoing process

written by Rebecca S. Lindell and Lin Ding

Establishing validity and reliability is a necessary step in any conceptual assessment instrument. But once validity and reliability are established, it is not the end of the story. Reliability and validity are not an inherent property of the assessment instrument or its individual items, but something that must be reestablished with any changes of the instrument items, order, administration techniques or population being studied. In this paper we will discuss how validity and reliability can be established or reestablished. We will also discuss common instances in instrument development and use that requires reliability and validity to be reestablished.

Physics Education Research Conference 2012
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Philadelphia, PA: August 1-2, 2012
Volume 1513, Pages 27-29

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Education Foundations - Assessment = Conceptual Assessment = Instruments - Research Design & Methodology = Evaluation = Validity	- Graduate/Professional - Professional Development	- Reference Material = Article

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Restriction:: © 2012 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.4789643
PACSs:: 01.50.-i; 01.40.Fk; 01.40.gf; 01.40.G-; 01.50.Kw
Keywords:: Assessment Development and Use, PERC 2012, Reliability, Validity
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Record Updated:: December 17, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 24, 2013
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=12627">Lindell, Rebecca, and Lin Ding. "Establishing reliability and validity: An ongoing process." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012.</a>

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Lindell, Rebecca, and Lin Ding. "Establishing reliability and validity: An ongoing process." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12627&DocID=3215 (accessed 3 May 2025).

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Lindell, Rebecca, and Lin Ding. "Establishing reliability and validity: An ongoing process." Physics Education Research Conference 2012. Philadelphia, PA: 2012. 27-29 Vol. 1513 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 3 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12627&DocID=3215>.

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