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Reliability: How Stable and Consistent Is Your Instrument?
This article provides basic information about an important characteristic of a good measurement instrument: reliability.
( http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/tutorial/Johnson/melody.htm )
Validity
Provides a brief and concise introduction to the concept of validity.
( http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/research/Instrument Reliability and Validity/Validity.... )
Test Validity and Reliability
Explains the differences among concurrent validity, content validity, and predictive validity. Discusses test-retest reliability, parallel forms reliability, and inter-rater reliability.
( http://allpsych.com/researchmethods/validityreliability.html )
Validity and Reliability
This online workbook offers review quizzes, student activities, and explanations of key concepts relevant to validity and reliability. Answers to review questions appear at the bottom of the page.
( http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/vockell/research/workbook/workbook5.htm )
Traditional and Modern Concepts of Validity
This article contrasts the modern concepts of validity with the traditional methods of gathering validity evidence. Includes an overview of two major threats to test validity.
( http://www.ericdigests.org/2000-3/validity.htm )







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