Praxis School Counselor (5422) Practice Exam

Ms. Khan is examining an assessment for its ability to produce consistent responses over time. She is looking for the assessment's

1. reliability

2. internal consistency

3. face validity

4. content validity

The correct answer is: reliability

Reliability is the degree to which an assessment yields consistent results. B) Internal consistency refers to the correlation between different questions or items within a single assessment. While related, it is not exactly the same as consistency over time. C) Face validity is a simple measure of how well the assessment appears to measure what it claims to measure and is often based on subjective judgement. D) Content validity is the degree to which an assessment's content specifically measures the intended construct. Although important, these options are not the same as asking for consistent responses over time, and therefore cannot be the correct answer.