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Ethical Implications of Validity-vs.-Reliability Trade-Offs in Educational Research
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Fendler, Lynn – Ethics and Education, 2016
In educational research that calls itself empirical, the relationship between validity and reliability is that of trade-off: the stronger the bases for validity, the weaker the bases for reliability (and vice versa). Validity and reliability are widely regarded as basic criteria for evaluating research; however, there are ethical implications of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethics, Test Validity, Test Reliability