Keywords
Quantitative Literacy, Numeracy, assessment, measure validation, psychometrics, reliability, validity
Abstract
This paper describes how professional evaluators construct assessment instruments that work properly to measure the right thing. Constructing an assessment tool begins with getting feedback from relevant experts on the content of questions. The tool is developed and refined through comparison with existing instruments, focus groups and cognitive interviews. The final instrument is formally tested for content validity, usability, reliability and construct validity through a variety of statistical measures. This process of construction is illustrated by two examples relevant to quantitative literacy: the Medical Data Interpretation Test and the Math Attitudes Survey.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.2.2.3
Recommended Citation
Wallace, Dorothy, Kim Rheinlander, Steven Woloshin, and Lisa Schwartz. "Quantitative Literacy Assessments: An Introduction to Testing Tests." Numeracy 2, Iss. 2 (2009): Article 3. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.2.2.3
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