In everyday language, the term validity is typically used to describe something as being trustworthy or legit. It's meaning in psychology suggests something similar—it's all about whether we can trust ...

When you perform business online, you run the risk of coming across fake websites that may steal your money, harm your computer and even steal your identity. Testing a website against some safety ...

In 2000, London opened its Millennium pedestrian bridge to the public in a widely celebrated event. The momentous occasion drew large numbers of people, eager to view and experience the bridge first ...

In my previous blog post, I noted that reliability and validity are two essential properties of psychological measurement. Measures of intelligence, personality, vocational interests, and so forth ...

The controversial high-stakes test that debuted last spring accurately measures a student’s mastery of tough new educational standards, a report released Tuesday found, paving the way for its use in ...

Routines in a data entry routine that test the input for correct and reasonable conditions, such as account numbers falling within a range, numeric data being all digits, dates having a valid month, ...

The Oregon Legislature called for both inquiries into the Smarter Balanced exams that students first took as the state's federally-required assessments in Spring 2015. Some teachers criticized the ...