Word Play – Reliability

In an earlier Word Play post, we discussed one of the cornerstones of psychometrics: Validity, the extent to which a…

January 1, 2018

Word Play – Psychometrics

Psychometrics. It’s a term you’ve undoubtedly heard because you are involved in certification, but not a term that you may…

January 1, 2018

Word Play – Validity

Validity is defined as the quality of being logically or factually sound. In other words, does the examination measure what…

January 1, 2018

Word Play – Raw Scores vs. Scaled Scores

Test scores convey performance on a test to candidates. Scores are usually reported as either a raw score or a…

January 1, 2018