Validation of the Tests
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Quality of the tests yields a good research outcome. The tests including a paper-pencil test, a performance appraisal, a checklist, a structured interview or a questionnaire,
etc. should be qualified and validated under the academic standard, as its results can efficiently be inferential to other studies.
Basically, validation of the tests is to approve its validity, reliability, mutual understanding or objectivity of statements/questions/decision criteria or assessment, as well as difficulty and discrimination. It can be achieved by statistical analysis in various features such as Cronbach’s reliability, Pearson’s correlation coefficient. This is to confirm that the research tools have high quality with consistency according to the study objectives.
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