GATE 2021 XH5 – Question 27

Psychometrics · Test Construction and Standardization: Methods of test construction, reliability, validity and norms · 1 mark · Multiple choice

A reliability procedure creates a large bank of items and divides it into different versions, or creates two tests whose items have similar difficulty. What is this called?

Alternate and parallel form reliability
Measure of test homogeneity
Test–retest reliability
Inter-rater reliability

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Correct answer: (A) Alternate and parallel form reliability

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Equivalent forms sample the same construct using different but comparable items. Correlating scores on the forms assesses alternate/parallel-form reliability, A. Homogeneity concerns internal consistency, test–retest repeats the same test over time, and inter-rater reliability compares scorers.

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