This document discusses content validity in assessment. It defines content validity as the extent to which an assessment measures the intended curriculum content. The key points made include: 1. Content validity is ensured when test questions represent the entire scope and range of curriculum topics. 2. A content validity sheet can be used to allocate test questions proportionately across different chapters and units based on their weightage. 3. Maintaining content validity helps develop exam papers that accurately reflect the curriculum and promote student learning rather than failure.

1. Content Validty
in
Assesment
By
Javed Iqbal Anjum Professional Development
Teacher AKU-IED, PDCN for EDIP Project
Gorikot LRS
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2. Presentation‘s Roadmap
 Session learning outcomes (SLOs)
 Main features of assessment
 What is validity
 Content Validity
 Marks allocation
 Formula of content validity
 Content validity sheet
 Conclusion
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3. Check Your (I.Q) Intelligence Quotient
 There are pigeons and rabbits living in a room. They have twenty
(20) heads and forty Eight (48) feet. Find out the quantity of
rabbits as well as pigeons.
 18 Pigeons and 2 rabbits
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4. How would you relate this with assessment
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5. Session Learning Outcomes
 By the end of this session, C.Ps could be able to;
 Share main features of assessment,
 develop their understanding regarding content validity in
assessment,
 use content validity sheet for exam paper formation,
 maintain content validity while developing exam papers.
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6. Main features of Assessment
Features Definition Relevant Questions to Consider
Reliability The extent to which the assessment How much are students' scores affected by
instrument yields consistent results temporary conditions ?
for each student. Do different people score students‘ equally?
Standardizatio The extent to which assessment Are all students assessed on similar content though
n procedures are similar for all same criteria?
students. Do all students have the same types of tasks to
perform?
Are instructions same for everyone?
Validity The extent to which an assessment Does assessment cater curriculum needs?
instrument measures what it is
supposed to measure.
Practicality The extent to which an assessment is How much class time does the assessment take?
easy and inexpensive to use. How quickly and easily can students' responses be
scored?
Taken and modified from: www.msu.edu/~youngka7/assessment. Logo
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7. What is Validity
 Validity is the extent to which a test measures what it claims
to measure. It is vital for a test to be valid in order for the
results to be accurately applied and interpreted.
http://psychology.about.com/od/researchmethods/f/validity.htm
 The extent to which a test adequately represents the subject-
matter content or behavior to be measured commonly used in
evaluating achievement or proficiency tests/
http://www.education.com/definition/content-validity
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8. Content validity
 If an assessment encompasses wide range or large proportion of
syllabus or content from a book or area that will fall in the
domain of content validity.
 When a test has content validity, the items on the test represent
the entire range of possible items the test should cover.
Individual test questions may be drawn from a large pool of
items that cover a broad range of topics.
http://psychology.about.com/od/researchmethods/f/validity.htm
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9. Formulas for allocation of Marks
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10. Marks Allocation
S. No. Name of class % Objective Marks % subjective marks Total Marks
1 0-1 100 - 50
2 2-3 80 20 50
3 4 25 75 100
4 5-8 30 70 100
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11. Content validity sheet
S. No. Chapter/Unit No. of Pages Allocated Subjective% Objective% Total
Marks
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12. Group Work
 Group No. 1. English
 Group No. 2. Math
 Group No. 3. Science
 Group No. 4. Urdu
 Group No. 5. Social Studies
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13. Conclusion
 Content Validity determines the quantitative aspect of assessment.
 In order to maintain the qualitative aspect, the exam papers need
to be divided into three portion of 33% (i.e. average, below
average and above average).
 The prime purpose of assessment should be the promotion of
students rather than failure.
 Using content validity sheet a teacher can save the time and
energy while developing exam papers.
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14. Joke of the day
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15. Any ?
Thank You
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