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In your opinion, what is more important: validity or reliability? Explain your answer?

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http://www.learningandteaching.info/teaching/assessment.htm

This website has a good description of validity and reliability. Essentially an assessment is valid if it measures what it is supposed to measure, no test is considered 100% valid due to so many uncontrollable variables. An assessment is reliable if it will bring the same results if repeated again either with the same student or with other students.

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