Jeanne Ellis Ormrod Educational Psychology, 8th ed. Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. RSVP Characteristics of Good Assessment Charac te ris tic Def inition Reliability Extent to which an assessment technique yields consistent results for each student Standardization Extent to which assessment tasks and procedures are similar for all students Validity Extent to which an assessment technique measures what it is intended to measure Practicality Extent to which an assessment technique is easy and inexpensive to use Activity Slide 14.9 — The RSVP Characteristics of Good Assessment
