This study aims to present essential ways to determine the reliability of a standardized test. To this goal, we explain the most widely used essential criteria for the accreditation of reliability qualities of a standardized test. Standardized testing is integral to innovative teaching that captures essential elements, including offering a safe, inclusive, and beneficial competitive environment, which creates an operational cognitive background that promotes ethical intelligence, resilience, and the ability to make correct and quick decisions under challenging conditions. In a previous study (2022), we explained the relevance of using as many methods as possible to study a standardized test's validity. In this paper, we aim to analyze reliability estimation in different ways: test-retest reliability (stability coefficient); reliability estimated by alternative forms (equivalence coefficient); reliability calculated by the internal consistency/homogeneity of a test (internal consistency coefficient); inter-rater reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient); fidelity estimated by item analysis. This analytical study concludes that the accredit of the reliability of a standardized test necessarily supposes the calculation of the coefficients studied in this article.

Authors:
Geanina Havârneanu, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania

About the Presenter(s)
Geanina Havârneanu, PhD lecturer. Research interests include mathematical creativity, extracurricular pedagogical intervention programs, the design of standardized tests, and the validity and reliability of standardized assessment tools.

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