Chapter 11: All assessment materials are not created equal: The myths about instrument development, validity, and reliability

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1074, Issue , 2011, Pages 177-193

  Barbera, Jack ^a   VandenPlas, Jessica R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SURVEYS;

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS; CHAPTER 11; INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT; KNOW-THAT; NUMBER OF SOURCES; RELIABLE RESULTS; STUDENT RESPONSE;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84905489217     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2011-1074.ch011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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