Difference between revisions of "Reliability"

{{Term|RELIABILITY|Is the consistency or dependability of data and evaluation judgments, with reference to the quality of the instruments, procedures and analyses used to collect and interpret evaluation data. Evaluation information is reliable when repeated observations using similar instruments under similar conditions produce similar results.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/mecd/mecd_glossary/index.htm Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division, 2006.]</ref>

{{Term|RELIABILITY|Is the consistency or dependability of data and evaluation judgments, with reference to the quality of the instruments, procedures and analyses used to collect and interpret evaluation data. Evaluation information is reliable when repeated observations using similar instruments under similar conditions produce similar results.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/mecd/mecd_glossary/index.htm Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division, 2006.]</ref>

Degree to which the results of an [[Assessment|assessment]] are dependable and consistently measure particular learner [[Knowledge|knowledge]] and/or skills. Reliability is an indication of the consistency of scores across raters, over time, or across different tasks or items that measure the same thing. <ref>[http://www.aacu.org www.aacu.org] (5 March 2008)</ref>}}

Degree to which the results of an [[Assessment|assessment]] are dependable and consistently measure particular learner [[Knowledge|knowledge]] and/or skills. Reliability is an indication of the consistency of scores across raters, over time, or across different tasks or items that measure the same thing. <ref>[http://www.aacu.org www.aacu.org] (5 March 2008)</ref>}}