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Feldt, Leonard S. – Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development, 2004
In some settings, the validity of a battery composite or a test score is enhanced by weighting some parts or items more heavily than others in the total score. This article describes methods of estimating the total score reliability coefficient when differential weights are used with items or parts.
Descriptors: Test Items, Scoring, Cognitive Processes, Test Validity